Engineer ProductivityContinuous Improvement Remote Position

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals our products support a variety of industrial markets including glass ceramics coatings metals foundry polymers construction water filtration and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covias market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for aProductivity/Continuous Improvement Engineerwho will have a positive impact on theOperationsteam across our network of plants. As aProductivity/CI Engineer you will support an operating environment that embraces the continuous improvement process implementing and maintaining systems driving productivity improvements as well as leading coaching motivating and engaging the work teams to accomplish operational objectives

The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Working with sites to support Covias Operations Management System with objectives that include:
• Improving work effectiveness and efficiencies
• Providing the tools and approaches needed by teams to deliver
• Assisting to identify systems to support debottlenecking and loss prevention
• Assisting sites in developing and supporting a portfolio of Continuous Improvement (CI) projects for areas of productivity energy and growth.
• Continually evaluate personnel and work processes with continuous improvement as the objective.
• Identify novel concepts and approaches directed toward improving Operations optimization processes.
• Facilitate workshops to generate involvement for problem solving and idea generation at all levels throughout the Organization including front line workers.
• Provide lean manufacturing training to front line and supervisory staff.
• Ensure all plant personnel receive thorough training on existing processes and are upgrades on new systems as required.
• Facilitate the implementation and sustaining the Ways of Working. Focus on KPI development Visual Performance Boards 5S and Skills Training Matrix.
• Build and foster a strong culture of personal and process safety across the organization.

• Maintain technical skills by utilizing available training resources.
• Travel Requirements maximum 50%.
• Collaborate with cross functional and interdependent departments as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned

The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higherin Business Management Engineering or Science from an accreditedcollege or university required
• Minimum of 2-5 years of work experience in either Lean Manufacturing and/or mining experience focusing on Production Maintenance and Energy initiatives.
• Ability to train plant employees in problem solving techniques to deliver results.
• Self-motivated to resolve challenges and circumvent obstacles
• Openly discuss opportunities to improve the performance of the business
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Strong analytical and technical skills ability to solve complex problems ability to innovate and a strategic business perspective and financial acumen

Commitment to Our Culture

Our core values - Safety Team Customers Growth and Courageguide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider and through the passion and commitment of our people we enable customer successensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

• Live the Life-Saving Rules.
• Build high-performing work teams.
• Focus on customers.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset.
• Do the right thing always.

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits Medical Vision Dental
• 401K with Company Matching
• Paid Time Off Paid Holidays
• Disability Plans and Life / AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success.â Our compelling culture supports inclusion individuality and respect within the workplace.â We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age disability or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries advancement opportunities and a full range of benefits.â

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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