VIE - Continuous Improvement Engineer
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Our mission is to unlock the world and make it safer through cutting-edge identity technologies. Every day, around the globe, we are enabling citizens and consumers alike to perform their daily critical activities (such as pay, connect and travel), in the physical as well as digital space. We are transforming their lives by making the world more secure and yet also more streamlined.
We have brought together complementary know-how and technologies that have never been combined before for both the physical and digital era: secured connectivity, secured payments and secured identity management. Cybersecurity, biometrics, large scale distributed systems and Cloud computing, analytics and smart devices are at the core of both our physical products and our software and systems.
We serve our clients in 180 countries thanks to our 15,000 employees worldwide.
Purpose
The Continuous Improvement Engineer & iWay Coordinator holds a dual role that combines the responsibilities of driving process improvements and maintaining corporate standards through the IDEMIA iWay framework. In this key position, the CI Engineer will lead efforts to identify, analyze, and implement process improvement initiatives, while also ensuring that all corporate standards are upheld and generating efficiency-focused projects in alignment with the LEAN Manufacturing methodology.
Key Missions
Process Analysis & Bottlenecks identification
- Conduct thorough analysis of current processes to identify areas for improvement, by analyzing DPP & OEE variations and/or any other KPI defined throughout the factory.
- Map and analyze the processes to identify value/non-value added steps, and pinpoint inefficiencies and bottlenecks in production workflows.
- Collaborate with stakeholders on the shop floor to understand pain points and gather insights into process challenges.
- Work with each APUs to identify & define missing key performance indicators (KPIs).
Continuous Improvement Initiatives & Project Monitoring
- Lead and manage end-to-end process improvement projects, employing Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Ensure 5S is respected and continuously improved in all areas.
- Develop and implement strategies to streamline operations, reduce waste, and enhance productivity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of improvement initiatives.
- Utilize your Lean Manuf. knowledge to drive process improvements, employing tools such as DMAIC and statistical analysis.
- Apply root cause analysis techniques to uncover underlying issues and develop effective solutions.
- Regularly monitor the effectiveness of implemented improvements, analyzing data and making adjustments as needed.
- Create comprehensive reports and presentations to communicate project progress, results, and recommendations to management.
- Define and monitor
Training & Collaboration
- Provide training and mentorship to team members on Lean Manufacturing methodologies and process improvement tools.
- Collaborate with colleagues across departments to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Work closely with top-management staff to establish sustainable Lean practices that empower employees, accelerate change, and enable personal and team development.
- Audit and ensure that all standards defined at corporate (iWay Assessment items) level are adhered to.
Profile & Other Information
- Proficient in English, both spoken and written
- Mechanical/Industrial Engineering Degree or Equivalent
- 2+ years of industrial background (experience in coordinating production activities is a plus)
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Understanding complex systems and production flows.
- Troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.
- Project Management principles.
- Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings and specifications.
- Documentation and organization skills.
- Ability to challenge status quo and anticipate trends impacting Industrial Strategy
- Ability to work under pressure, with minimum supervision (Autonomous)
- Ability to work in an international environment
- Comfortable with the Office 365 software suite
- Experience with Power BI / Power Apps is a plus
By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you can join the journey of a unique tech company. You can seize all the opportunities of our fast-paced environment. You can add your distinctive qualities to our global community. You can contribute to a safer world.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards. We’re well established, and yet still agile. We aren’t too big, and we aren’t too small. And we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
Our teams are close and collaborative; maintaining a dialogue and developing human connections matter to us. We are truly international and we know that diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance. We welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
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