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Process Improvement/Industrial Engineer (On-Site-Romulus, MI)

Kerr Dental
Romulus, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 10/17/2025 CLOSED ON 3/22/2026

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Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Process Improvement/Industrial Engineer is responsible for promoting and facilitating the successful implementation and sustainment of the Envista Business System in Romulus with a focus on Operations along with supporting commercial activities.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Drive targeted, sustainable improvement that is tied to Policy Deployment (PD) and Daily Management (DM) by leveraging EBS (Envista Business System)/Lean tools, consulting skills, and change management process.
  • Facilitate process optimization in various departments’; analyzing workflows, design and developing new processes by coordinating continuous improvement initiatives with applicable department representatives
  • Assist company Leadership in the development of a Growth and Operations improvement roadmap (i.e., how to use the EBS/Lean tools to drive sustainable improvement in results).
  • Cultivate a continuous improvement culture by establishing a commitment to elimination of waste thru planning and leading kaizen/continuous improvement events.
  • Assist company in the deployment and sustainment of EBS Tools for Growth.
  • Contributes site level policy deployment through the coordination of root cause counter measures prior to the meeting.
  • Assist site/company leadership in development and execution of EBS Roadmap (i.e., how to use the EBS tools to drive sustainable improvement in results).
  • Plans and runs various levels of Kaizen events for the site.
  • Provides formal and informal EBS training and coaching to employees; facilitates other EBS training sessions when appropriate (such as with other trainers and consultants, i.e. Shingijutsu).
  • Regularly participates in PD and Daily Management reviews.
  • Pursue Certified Practitioner certification in appropriate EBS tools
  • Promote and facilitate associate development in EBS tools.
  • Benchmark and incorporate best practices.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, OR equivalent experience OR other technical degree.
  • 5 years of relevant experience working in a similar position (i.e., Industrial Engineer, Lean Promotions Officer, Value Stream Manager, Process Improvement Leader).
  • Must be able to work onsite 5-days/week.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated proficiency applying lean principles in variety of situations
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing and shipping general processes.
  • Ability to implement lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Hands-on and detail-oriented but also able to see the big picture.
  • Ability to analyze business process and present best fit solutions to management for continuous improvement.
  • Change agent for EBS Culture, coach leaders to facilitate and lead kaizens.
  • Collaborative and teamwork-oriented approach to problem solving.
  • Able to think strategically and view the business from a general management standpoint.
  • Very customer focused and have strong interpersonal and communications skills.
  • Quick study who can rapidly adapt to Envista’s culture and gain the confidence of the Envista organization.
  • High energy and able to handle conflict.
  • Independent worker, capable of operating in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment and able to effectively deal with difficult situations.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Proficient in EBS or equivalent lean environment (TPS/Six Sigma), including Kaizen (continuous improvement) design and facilitation, Policy Deployment usage, and Fundamental EBS tools.

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Envista and all Envista Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available at: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/ compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

Envista and its family of companies (Envista) will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Envista will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (Agency) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge and Envista will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt such unsolicited resumes. An Agency must obtain advance written approval from Envista's internal Talent Acquisition or Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract approved by the Global Talent Acquisition leader and in response to a specific job opening. Envista will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement and written approval in place.

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