Lankhorst Euronete Portugal S.A. has a leading position in the international markets of ropes, netting, industrial and technical yarns, recycled plastic and products and sailing and nautical accessories.

As part of WireCo Worldgroup (https://www.wireco.com/) it designs, develops, produces and sells state-of-the-art products divided into four business areas - fishing, yarns, maritime and offshore.

The company has five plants in Portugal alone (Boticas, Maia, Murça, Paredes and Viana do Castelo).

The Continuous Improvement Engineer (CIE) ? Synthetics is a critical role in LEP?s journey to drive a best in class operating system. This position will implement all OPEX roadmaps currently being prepared. The CIE will lead by example all aspects of the WireCo Business System (WBS) including the Behaviors ? teamwork, accountable, self-aware, noble intent, determined, transparent, and curious.

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will be responsible for measuring existing processes with the overall goal of improving manufacturing velocity to improve profitability and cash utilization of the Company. In order to succeed, this role will utilize appropriate operational excellence (LEAN, Six Sigma, etc.) tools to accomplish these goals.

This position would be based in Maia, at one of our manufacturing locations. Domestic travel will be required approximately 35% of the time.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Find, develop and implement opportunities to drive velocity improvements within WireCo?s manufacturing and distribution facilities
• Work with site leaders to create culture of continuous improvement through an action based approach
• Directly lead and manage approved operational improvement projects ensuring committed results are achieved and new practices are maintained

o Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, 5S, Visual Management, waste reduction, etc.

o General concept education for labor force

• Collaborate with global colleagues in order to share best practices and support the overall strategy of the WireCo Business System (WBS)
• Implement and manage continuous improvement tools.

University degree in Engineering

Experience in relevant engineering roles

Experience in similar roles

Applies technical expertise of production processes

English required (spoken and written)

Active driver?s license

Proficiency with continuous improvement tools and methodologies: Lean management, Six sigma, TPM, Smed and 5?S

Results-oriented

Responsibility

Manufacturing Experience or Knowledge

Initiative

Presentations

Six Sigma or Lean Certification

Team Work

Technical Knowledge and Writing

OPEX

Commitment

MS Excel

Communication

Master Data Management

Critical data analysis

Adaptability

Proposal Development and Writing