Continuous Improvement Process Engineer 3

Our Safety Culture:

The safety and health of our employees is this company’s most important business consideration. Lakeside Book will provide a safe and secure working environment to support our goal of zero accidents and injuries.

Lakeside Book commits to being good stewards of the environment by conducting environmentally responsible business practices while continuing to be good neighbors and partners in the communities in which we live and work.

We welcome our veterans to apply!

Starting Pay: $90,000-$100,000

Additional Incentives:

• $100 Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• $100 Safety Glasses Reimbursement
• Company will provide all tools necessary
• Training provided

Work Hours: Primarily day shift with the need to support off shifts

Location: Crawfordsville has 2 facilities: South Plant located at 600 State Road 32 West; North Plant located at 1009 Sloan Street

As a Continuous Improvement- Process Engineer, you will:

• Use your strong knowledge of process improvement methodology to analyze and interpret our manufacturing processes and data. Analyze trends or variations in order to define problems, prioritize, and drive solutions.
• Develop and implement short-term and long-term plans to improve product and process quality, cycle time, productivity, and equipment downtime.
• Create, monitor site metrics, and empower the team to understand and monitor the metrics too. Develop, implement improvement plans, and solicit ideas from all over the site.
• Facilitate team meetings and lead teams to implement methods of measuring and holding gains in processes.
• Train the team on continuous improvement methods and use of statistical analysis.
• Gather, analyze and interpret data through evaluation of current processes. Prepare reports, charts, tables and other visual aids to summarize operations and highlight findings.
• Teach the team about Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Lead and facilitate activities targeted at cost reduction, productivity and process optimization, and quality performance.
• Evaluate our process improvement opportunities, define process metrics, and develop improvement plans
• Coordinate with other departments to prioritize process improvements to achieve operational excellence.
• Be a daily advocate of benefits of continuous improvement while dealing with various perceptions of the tools and their ability to impact the organization.
• 10% travel is required for improvement projects.

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree or a related field; Bachelor's plus 5+ years of relevant experience OR high school diploma/GED plus 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience using structured problem solving tools (DMAIC, PDCA, etc.). Green Belt, Black Belt or Lean certification a plus.
• Excellent project management and facilitation skills. Project Management certification preferred.

What we offer you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k with company match
• Employee Assistance Program

About Us:

Lakeside Book Company loves books! To us, every book matters. Every word. Every page. Every hand that helped build it. Our history has shown that we are leaders and innovators. We have a team-winning culture, where all of our people have a voice. While we are old in years, we are new at heart. Come join our mission to keep the world reading.

Lakeside Book Company is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Lakeside Book Company is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or perform essential job functions please contact

*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company’s discretion.