Continuous Improvement Specialist III Full Time

The Continuous Improvement Specialist is responsible for scoping, leading, and implementing continuous improvement projects to improve quality, reduce costs and improve delivery. This position will support the business in achieving target performance, working across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, and Program Management. This may include facilitating process changes and development, performing assessments and root cause analysis, lessons learned capture, and the application of lean enterprise and design for Six Sigma.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 50 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.

What you’ll do

• Leads and delivers improvement projects as assigned through collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including scoping the project, communication of progress and results, monitoring effectiveness, and ensuring sustainability.
• Performs root cause analysis, strategic business analysis, and project planning to prioritize and initiate improvement projects, both internally and in support of other departments.
• Supports the delivery of initiatives led by other departments, in particular high priority projects requiring cross-departmental support.
• Shares and promotes continuous improvement best practice with other employees and managers to develop skillsets and facilitate a continuous improvement culture.
• Supports the development, implementation, and sustainment of the shipyard’s improvement processes and systems.
• Researches, evaluates, and implements current industry best practice methods, procedures, and technology, as relevant to assigned projects.
• Mentor and coach others in the use of process improvement tools and techniques
• Writes executive summaries, trending cost savings, cost avoidance and capacity increase initiatives.
• Coordinates and owns the implementation of performance improvement activities, integrating CI disciplines and principles within departments, through close collaboration with all employees.
• Collects and analyzes data for determining path forward improvement strategy.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical background and/or experience
• 5 or more years post-secondary experience working in an Engineering related position with a strong interest in manufacturing.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification with proven performance improvement history.
• Predictive analytics skills using statistical software and data mining.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to quantify project benefits to the business and relate to the overall business strategy.
• High degree of tenacity, self-motivation, innovation, and critical thinking.
• Ability to work independently to develop solutions to complex technical problems.
• Excellent analytical skills to gather and analyze/synthesise data, confirming its accuracy and adequacy.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills including the ability to produce and present clear technical specifications, presentations, procedures, and reports.
• Knowledge of process improvement techniques.
• Good understanding of organizational change management.
• Good understanding of project and program management techniques.
• Knowledge of shipbuilding and heavy manufacturing processes.
• Good organizational skills including the ability to maintain organization in a changing environment, multi-task and establish priorities.
• PC proficiency required. Advanced knowledge of basic Microsoft Office 2010 software suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, and process analysis tools and methodologies.
• Working knowledge of Computer Aided Design software, document control systems and databases.

Why you’ll love working here

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
• We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g., unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, Personal Spending Account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Free on-site gym.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

The estimated salary for this position is $90,000 – $110,000. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

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This position is eligible for Canadians of all ages