Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer (Samutprakarn)
Our client is a leading international company in the aviation industry, seeking an experienced and driven Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Lean and Continuous Improvement professional who enjoys solving complex business problems, leading cross-functional projects, and turning improvement opportunities into measurable business results.
As a Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will lead and facilitate improvement and strategic projects across the organization, applying Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and digitalization methodologies to improve Cost, Quality, Delivery Performance, Cash, and Customer Satisfaction
You will work closely with stakeholders at all levels and collaborate with internal teams and external improvement partners to deliver high-impact initiatives from concept through to sustainable benefit realization.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a hands-on Continuous Improvement professional who can combine technical expertise, business understanding and strong stakeholder management.
The ideal candidate is someone who can identify opportunities, engage people, lead change and ultimately deliver sustainable, measurable improvements.
Benefits:
As a Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will lead and facilitate improvement and strategic projects across the organization, applying Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and digitalization methodologies to improve Cost, Quality, Delivery Performance, Cash, and Customer Satisfaction
You will work closely with stakeholders at all levels and collaborate with internal teams and external improvement partners to deliver high-impact initiatives from concept through to sustainable benefit realization.
Responsibilities:
- Drive and facilitate the Idea Management and 5S programs, encouraging employees to identify, develop and implement improvement opportunities.
- Facilitate Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and current-state versus future-state gap analysis.
- Identify process constraints, bottlenecks and improvement opportunities at site level and translate them into actionable projects.
- Lead change initiatives and drive sustainable 5S performance across production and administrative areas.
- Support Green Belt, DMAIC and Kaizen projects, workshops and the overall Continuous Improvement roadmap.
- Lead cross-functional improvement and strategic projects, coordinating stakeholders, milestones, risks and action plans through to successful completion and benefit realization.
- Support the execution of strategic business priorities that span multiple departments.
- Partner with operations to implement mistake-proofing, standardization and robust process controls.
- Identify opportunities for automation, digitalization and Industry 4.0.
- Design, develop, test and implement digital solutions using Microsoft 365, particularly Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI.
- Collaborate with business users on UX/UI, testing, troubleshooting and continuous improvement of digital tools.
- Plan and execute digital development projects and participate in Smart Factory and digital transformation initiatives.
- Use data analysis and structured problem-solving techniques to identify root causes and improve operational performance.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and best-practice implementation across the organization.
- Ensure improvement activities comply with relevant company, quality, environmental, health & safety and aviation requirements.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Engineering, Lean Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
- Strong practical experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies, including:
- Lean, Kaizen, TQM, TPM, OEE, 5S,Six Sigma
- Proven experience leading cross-functional projects and delivering measurable improvements in performance and productivity.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skills.
- Excellent presentation, facilitation and moderation skills.
- Ability to understand business challenges and translate them into practical improvement solutions.
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
- Experience with statistical analysis tools/programs.
- Practical experience applying Lean tools and methodologies.
- Green Belt or Black Belt certification is an advantage.
- Excellent command of English and Thai.
- Experience developing solutions using Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI.
- Experience with Smart Factory, Industry 4.0 or Digital Transformation initiatives.
- Experience applying AI tools, including generative AI, AI-based automation or analytics, to support process improvement, digitalization or decision-making.
- Experience working in an international or multicultural environment.
- Previous experience in the aviation, aerospace or manufacturing industry.
We are looking for a hands-on Continuous Improvement professional who can combine technical expertise, business understanding and strong stakeholder management.
The ideal candidate is someone who can identify opportunities, engage people, lead change and ultimately deliver sustainable, measurable improvements.
Benefits:
- 5 working days: Monday - Friday
- 1-month fixed bonus + variable bonus
- Provident Fund
- Group Life & Health Insurance, IPD, OPD & Dental Coverage
- Annual health check-up
- 15 days annual leave + 13 public holidays
- Meal + transportation + diligence allowances
