Industrial Progress Engineer

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Industrial Progress Engineer
Granton, Nova Scotia

For 130 years, Michelin has innovated to improve the mobility of people and goods. Today, we are setting the benchmark across every tire and travel-related services market, while leading a global strategy to drive sustainable, profitable growth.

Michelin North America (Canada) Inc., which employs over 3,600 people and operates three tire manufacturing facilities in Nova Scotia, is seeking an Industrial Progress Engineer to join our Granton Progress Team. The successful candidate will lead and develop the continuous improvement strategy, in both efficiency and cost reduction projects, in areas that range from specific work posts to corporate systems.

Job responsibilities include:

• applying Industrial Engineering techniques and Lean concepts with the intent of improving process flows, reducing operational expenses, and improving productivity;
• analyzing and challenging existing procedures in areas of responsibility throughout the facility, making recommendations, and working with the operational teams to integrate solutions;
• providing guidance and support to operational management by identifying progress opportunities, supporting the Michelin Manufacturing Way, and helping to develop the site annual business plan and progress plan;
• developing, implementing and improving manufacturing processes, tools, equipment and work activities, to meet and exceed the site's safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives; and,
• participation in facility personnel planning, productivity planning, machine capacity analysis, process efficiency analysis, project management, expansion needs analysis, material flow analysis, developing and maintaining engineered time standards, value stream mapping, process flow and line balancing.
  
  Requirements for this position include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or Process Engineering, or an equivalent technical diploma;
• experience in Lean Manufacturing tools (5S, PDCA, Bottleneck Management, Value Stream Mapping, etc), and SixSigma Certifications;
• exposure to digitalization (Industry 4.0) and proficiency with tools such as Office BI Apps, OsiSoft PI, Raspberry Pi, etc; and,
• extensive experience with Microsoft Excel.

Applicants should have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and resolve issues. Both written and verbal communication skills are crucial, including the ability to develop positive relationships with internal plant customers.

How to apply:

Please merge your cover letter and resume into one Word or PDF document. Candidates must clearly indicate how they meet the requirements listed above. 

Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. All other applications will be kept on file for future consideration.

Your career with Michelin: We manufacture the future

Michelin truly believes that business performance and the professional success of our employees go hand in hand. Our approach to career development reaffirms the values that guide us every day and expresses the mutual commitments that Michelin Group has undertaken to ensure everyone is able to find fulfillment in their role. Performance and potential are assessed with a view to the long-term and training policies allow each employee to continue to grow throughout their career, while helping to drive the company’s development.

Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. offers competitive compensation and benefits, comprehensive training programs, opportunities for advancement and a workplace that values and demonstrates its dedication to diversity.