Continuous Improvement Engineer (m/f/d)

Job Description


Title: Continuous Improvement Engineer (m/f/d)
Id: 20907
Type: FullTime
Location: Luxembourg


Job Description

In this role you will drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement (CI). This role partners with production, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and EHS to eliminate waste, improve flow, elevate first pass yield, and reduce costs. The ideal candidate is hands on on the floor, data driven, and adept at coaching teams to sustain gains. You will be located in our European headquarters in Dudelange, Luxembourg.


Responsibilities:

Lead kaizen events (SMED, 5S, value stream mapping, line balancing, TPM, standard work) to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale (SQDCM) targets.
Develop and maintain the site's Lean roadmap and CI project hopper aligned to business priorities.
Build and standardize visual management (SQDC boards, tier meetings).
Analyze process flow, takt time, cycle time, OEE, and WIP using time studies, work sampling, and spaghetti diagrams; implement pull systems and kanban.
Design or refine cell layouts using lean principles (U cells, point of use, material presentation). Implement solutions related to this in areas of responsibility/need.
Support PFMEA, mistake proofing (Poka Yoke), and workload balance.
Apply structured root cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone), and statistical tools to measurably reduce scrap, rework, and downtime.
Build dashboards to track CI benefits (OEE, FPY, DPMO, on time delivery, conversion cost) and verify savings with Finance.
Maintains records and formulates reports on CI progress, schedules and initiatives.
Create/work with Standard Work, work instructions, job breakdown sheets, and change control.
Train and coach operators, team leads, and engineers in Lean fundamentals and problem solving to embed daily CI behaviors.
Support DFM/DFA, pilot builds, and ramp up planning; set line rates, staffing, and material flow for stable launch.
Conduct capacity modeling and constraints analysis.
Integrate EHS and ergonomic best practices into line designs and kaizen activities.
Ensure processes meet internal and external requirements.


Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
Several years of working experience in high mix or high volume discrete manufacturing (or comparable process environment).
Demonstrated delivery of Lean/CI projects with quantifiable results (cost, OEE, lead time, labor efficiency improvements, quality).
Proficiency with time studies, line balancing, PFMEA.
Strong analytical skills with Excel/Sheets and at least one data/BI or statistical tool (e.g., Power BI, Minitab, JMP).
Excellent facilitation and change management skills, comfortable leading on the production floor.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (Black Belt a plus).
Experience with value stream transformation and pull systems/kanban design.
Knowledge of ERP/MES (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Baan) and digital work instruction platforms.
CAD capability for layout design
Sector experience: automotive, medical device, aerospace, electronics, plastics.
Excellent communication skills - ability to engage and motivate teammates to adopt changes and transformations.
Fluent English.
Additional language skills such as German and/or French considered an advantage.