Perrigo Company plc

Continuous Improvements Engineer

Perrigo Company plc

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Eau Claire • Wisconsin • United States

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About the role

  • Plan, manage, and execute projects that support strategic site objectives, continuous improvement initiatives, and mitigation of hardware/software obsolescence.
  • Lead and facilitate structured problem-solving efforts (DPS, PDCA, SDCA, DMAIC, Kaizen, FMEA)
  • Coach teams through root cause analysis using data and facts.
  • Play a leading role in Loss and Waste process, through identification and prioritization of improvement opportunities aligned with business objectives.
  • Ensure countermeasures address root causes and produce measurable results.
  • Coach leaders and team members in continuous improvement principles and methods.
  • Build problem solving capability at all organizational levels.
  • Support leader led improvements rather than owning problems directly.
  • Reinforce disciplined thinking, data-based decision making, and standard work.
  • Support the Focused Improvement Pillar and Operational Excellence.
  • Analyze current state processes to identify waste, variation, and constraints.
  • Facilitate development of future state process improvements.
  • Improve flow, reliability, efficiency, and standardization.
  • Support process documentation and standard work development.
  • Support daily management systems (tier meetings, KPIs, visual management).
  • Support critical elements of PWS (Perrigo Work System).
  • Coach leaders in setting up and sustaining performance boards and routines.
  • Help teams respond effectively to performance gaps and abnormalities.
  • Support improvement project scoping, tracking, and closure.
  • Track benefits, implementation status, and sustainment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related field
  • 2–5+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, or a CI-focused role
  • Hands on experience with structured problem solving (Fishbone, PDCA, DMAIC)
  • Strong data analysis and process mapping skills
  • Ability to influence without direct authority
  • Lean, Six Sigma, or Operational Excellence certification (Green Belt or higher preferred)
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health insurance
  • Career development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
structured problem solvingdata analysisprocess mappingcontinuous improvementroot cause analysisLeanSix SigmaDMAICPDCAFMEA
Soft Skills
coachinginfluencingproblem solvingdata-based decision makingteam leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsfacilitationperformance managementcritical thinking
Certifications
Lean certificationSix Sigma certificationOperational Excellence certificationGreen Belt