Continuous Improvement Engineer

About Jones Healthcare Group

Jones Healthcare Group is a world-class provider of advanced packaging and medication dispensing solutions. With over 100 years serving health and wellness markets, the privately held company is moving through an aggressive growth strategy with plans to invest $20 million into the business over the next two years.

“Over a century ago, Jones provided apothecary packaging to help pharmacists safely dispense medication to patients,” says Ron Harris, President & CEO at Jones. “One thing has never wavered since our beginning: we have always been focused on wellness. It’s in our DNA.”

Through its three business units—Cartons & Labels, Pharmacy & Medication Adherence and Packaging Services—and its two European subsidiaries Venalink UK and Venalink Spain, the company brings a unique expertise across health sectors to its customers. And, with a continued vision to advance healthcare with progressive packaging platforms, Jones puts consumer well-being first while responding to evolving market needs.

For more information, please visit www.joneshealthcaregroup.com.

Summary of position

The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for assessing the effectiveness of plant operations and providing recommendations for improvement in accordance with Six Sigma/Lean principals. Working closely with operational leaders and the Manager, Continuous improvement & Quality, this role will identify ways to improve quality, efficiencies, reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction.

If you love to create and maintain an environment of continuous improvement by actively managing projects to improve overall quality, then this role will be of interest.

If you get excited about delivering successful productivity, cost saving and revenue generating projects by using the CI / Six Sigma methodology, then keep reading.

If you are a natural detail-oriented and collaborative leader who works together with management teams, utilizing lean principles to recommend changes leading to improvements in quality, lead-time, productivity & waste reduction then this position is for you.

Here are some the different activities you'll be asked to do:

• Project leadership for new capital investments
• Create, implement, & improve quality control plans
• Define & implement, or review & revise standard operating procedures and processes related to all quality checkpoints
• Audit on-site quality inspections
• Weekly reporting of QC data analysis
• Ensure quality targets are met while following standard work
• Identify and eliminate quality related barriers to flow as necessary to ensure on-time delivery
• Support behavioral change across the plant to build CI /Six Sigma culture including support functions, through coaching and influencing employees
• Execute the CI roadmap
• Support operational leadership in managing labor hours and costs within the project budget working with finance to establish project metrics to track success
• Work with all shifts in design and development of improving methods and equipment through continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles

If you are:

• Process Engineer or Industrial Engineer, Lean Six Sigma certified

And you've got:

• 5 years of continuous improvement experience
• Experience in quality control environment
• Experience in custom manufacturing preferred
• Formal training or professional certification in lean fundamentals required
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience and/or Working Knowledge of SAP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary to interact with all levels of the organization

We’d like to hear from you!

Please submit your cover letter and resume by September 14, 2020. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our commitment to accessibility for all persons with disabilities, Jones Healthcare Group will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact the

Jones Human Resources department at 519.451.2100 about your needs, and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided.

For all feedback on equity and accommodation needs, please also contact the Human Resources department.

Application Deadline: 2020-09-14

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Continuous Improvement: 5 years (Required)

Licence:

• Lean Six Sigma (Required)