Position: Continuous Improvement Engineer

Availability: 1 position

Work Location: Amata City, Chonburi Province.

About us

Essilor Optical Laboratory (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is part of EssilorLuxottica.

EssilorLuxottica, a fully integrated player, is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses. The company brings together the complementary expertise of two industry pioneers, one in advanced lens technologies and the other in the craftsmanship of iconic eyewear, to create a vertically integrated business that is uniquely positioned to address the world's evolving vision needs and the global demand of a growing eyewear industry.

Our unique business model and relentless pursuit of operational excellence ensure that consumers everywhere have access to products that have been rigorously tested to meet internationally recognized standards, from the simplest pair of glasses to the most sophisticated custom-made lenses and branded eyewear.

For more information, visit https://www.essilorluxottica.com/overview

Why work with us

People is the key success factor for EssilorLuxottica.

It is the key reason we strive to hire the best, invest in talented people, and develop them to their maximum potential.

To promote employee health and well-being, we offer the following benefits:

￭ Great compensation and benefit

￭ 5 working days a week with Flexible working hours

￭ Health and life insurance

￭ Company shuttle more than 10 routes

￭ Lens and Frames special price for employee

￭ Domestic and international mobility opportunities

￭ Essilor shares for employees with contributions from the company

￭ Wide range of courses, training and career opportunities.

￭ Business casual, diversity and openness work environment. We encourage you to be yourself.

Your day as a CI Engineer (Kaizen focus)

The main responsibility of this position is to lead and drive the Kaizen culture across the organization, facilitate continuous improvement activities, and deliver sustainable productivity, quality, and cost improvement results through employee engagement and CI methodologies.

To do so, you will be in charge of:

￭ Leading and driving Kaizen activities across the organization, promoting a continuous improvement culture and engaging employees at all levels to identify and implement improvement opportunities.

￭ Facilitating Kaizen workshops, Kaizen events, and cross-functional improvement projects to achieve measurable improvements in productivity, quality, cost, delivery, and safety.

￭ Initiating, leading, and executing continuous improvement projects while providing technical support to address quality, productivity, safety, waste reduction, working processes, and operating systems through Kaizen using continuous improvement (CI) methodologies, tools, and practices.

￭ Utilizing Value Stream Mapping (VSM) tools to analyze non-value-added (NVA) activities and lead times, followed by implementing improvements.

￭ Managing the Kaizen pipeline, monitoring project progress, tracking results, and ensuring sustainability of implemented improvements.

￭ Coaching, mentoring, and training employees and supervisors on Kaizen principles, problem-solving methodologies, and continuous improvement tools.

￭ Facilitating in-house training on continuous improvement tools and methodologies for employees.

￭ Supporting and addressing urgent production issues through problem-solving efforts and long-term improvements.

What do we ask from you?

Must have qualifications

￭ Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering.

￭ At least 3 years of experience in multinational companies as a Lean Engineer, Process Engineer, or Continuous Improvement Engineer.

￭ At least 1-2 years of hands-on experience leading Kaizen activities and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

￭ Solid knowledge of production technologies and continuous improvement tools (such as SPC, 5S, Kaizen, etc.) as well as project management.

￭ Proficient in English.

￭ Proficient in Microsoft Office and AutoCAD.

￭ Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills.

￭ Energetic with the capability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing circumstances.

￭ Strong project management skills.

￭ Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization.

Preferable qualifications

￭ Overseas working experience and/or working experience in a Western company is preferable.

￭ Gained TOEIC score above 700 or similar English proficiency test result is preferable.

￭ Having the ability to use the FlexSim program will be given special consideration

￭ Proven experience in facilitating Kaizen workshops/events, coaching teams, and engaging cross-functional stakeholders to deliver measurable business improvements, leading Kaizen activities, especially reaching the competition rounds, will be given special consideration

We empower our people to create a brighter future. ..

Every day, EssilorLuxottica's 180,000 employees in 150 countries work towards a common mission to help people see more and be more.

IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF CREATING A BRIGHTER WORLD, JOIN US!