Principal Continuous Improvement Engineer

What will you do?

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Schneider Electric’s Power Systems Division North America Operations has an outstanding opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to assume the role of Principal Continuous Improvement Engineer supporting our Medium Voltage Project Engineering Team.

Overview:

The Medium Voltage Project Engineering Team, responsible for providing engineered-to-order solutions for customer projects at Smyrna & Mt. Juliet manufacturing facilities, seeks a Principal Continuous Improvement Engineer.  This position is responsible for leading continuous improvement efforts across a diverse landscape, aligning front-office and back-office people, processes, and technology to transform our Project Engineering domain to gain consistency in practices and customer experience worldwide, while optimizing across operations, specialized support, system-wide governance, and continuous improvement. 

What do you get to do in this position?

• Functional workstream leader for project engineering domain with a focus on end-to-end order     execution excellence
• Serve as the primary point of contact within the project execution domain to effectively resolve barriers, implement solutions, and support continuous improvement.
• Provide experience and exposure opportunities to leverage the Electrifier community & sharing of ideas and leveraging best practices by leading the Project Engineering Communities of Practice
• Serve as the Quality champion for their location to analyze order change notification (OCN) data and identity quality initiatives to deliver end-to-end engineering quality and customer satisfaction.
• Audit/Lead Schneider Production Systems (SPS) Front End activities for team
• Identity training & development needs​ across the total engineering domain
• Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion (based upon SPS principles) for obtaining results
• Work across several lines of business with multiple stakeholders
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships across all levels of the organization
• Utilize Lean skills to address complex process opportunities with simple solutions
• Identify constraints to achieving goals and collaborate to find and implement effective solutions
• Align Order Execution processes across all project engineering teams
• Input into our future tools, processes, business transformation projects (SAP, SE Advantage, ACE OE, SEE XP, Central Scheduling/Loading)

Company and Culture:

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), stock options, a flexible (hybrid) work schedule, training & development opportunities, and much more.

Our values define our company. Who we are, our customer approach, how we do business, what it is like to work

here, and the kind of people we want to attract and retain.  We care for our planet, our customers, our company, our team, and ourselves. We connect to customers and colleagues; we are open and respectful. We challenge others and ourselves.  We commit to change by leading the change.  Join Schneider Electric, and together, let us make the most of our energy.

Primary Skills and Qualifications

Skills and competencies show up in many ways and can be based on life experiences as well as

work experience.  If you do not necessarily meet all the listed requirements, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

• Bachelor of Science, preferably within an Engineering based discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) but will consider Business, Computer Science, or other related technical fields
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience as an Order/Application Engineer with engineered-to-order products
• In-depth understanding of the end-to-end ETO business processes, tools, and applications
• Significant knowledge and experience within Project Engineering with proven success managing large orders, complex projects, and key accounts responsibility
• Demonstrated business acumen, time, and priority management skills
• Ability to drive process and culture change in a mature organization with success with leading improvement activities and delivering results
• Collaborative, proactive, able to adapt to a dynamic and fast-changing environment
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills including but not limited to the ability to handle multiple demands and assignments in parallel, the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and efficiently
• Demonstrate ability to perform root cause analysis and develop action plans to eliminate barriers strategically utilizing problem-solving tools
• Self-directed, reliable, and results-oriented individual who drives results themselves and through others resulting in tangible positive impacts to Key performance indicators

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