Jr. Industrial Performance Engineer

Vallourec - Houston, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Houston, TX

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Jr. Industrial Performance Engineer is tasked with the facilitation and deployment of the Vallourec Management System, with a primary focus on lean management. This position is based out of our Houston, TX facility and plays a crucial role in assisting department leaders in identifying, prioritizing, and implementing projects that improve key business indicators. The engineer will monitor, facilitate, lead, and train team members in our Lean Management system, which includes methods such as 5S, 2 Second Lean, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), standardization, workflow analysis, value stream mapping, and Six Sigma. In addition to tracking overall improvement progress, the Jr. Industrial Performance Engineer will report as necessary to executive management. The role also requires support for other sites and divisions of Vallourec Corporation, which may involve up to 10% travel. This position reports directly to the Senior Industrial Performance Engineer, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or facilitate all continuous improvement efforts associated with Safety, Quality, Operational Excellence, and Cost.
• Work with Houston department managers to identify, prioritize, and execute projects that improve their key performance indicators.
• Support the development and implementation of all levels of the hourly Skill Based Development program as it relates to Lean and Six Sigma methods.
• Coordinate the content of Lean training materials and lead the implementation of a structured target training program for improvement teams.
• Support cross-site and cross-functional efforts to improve shared business processes - both transactional and operational.
• Help units to identify key performance indicators and develop tools to improve them (flow complexity, purchasing methods, and value analysis of process).
• Hold teammates accountable for the good deliverance and sustainability of improvement results.
• Assure the appropriate performance indicators are in place and that teams have been provided with adequate knowledge to achieve and maintain their improvements.
• Utilize process experts, department leaders, and steering committees as needed to generate improvement ideas and accomplish key objectives.
• Support the effort to streamline processes across all Vallourec Star Sites.
• Coordinate and report the status of improvement efforts and results to allow for easy reporting to executive leadership.
• Support team members to deploy the appropriate Safety / Quality / Delivery / Cost / People metrics and management routines at all levels of the organization.
• Perform Six Sigma projects and act as an expert/coach for other members seeking Six Sigma certification.
• Assist leadership in the planning, development, coordination, support, and execution of strategic planning process, and take ownership of high-impact (immediate and long-term) improvement projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in Lean Management and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proficiency in project management and organizational skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance).
• Familiarity with value stream mapping and workflow analysis.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.