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Job Title: IT Process Engineer
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 9+ Months

Client is looking for a Process Engineer with 10+ years of experience to help the Agency to consistently meet established performance standards for cost, quality, and speed in all areas of operation. Duties will include the following:

• Document existing processes to identify waste and bottlenecks in order to identify improvement opportunities.
• Create clear process maps that can be used to support systems development, operator training and management oversight.
• Develop monitoring tools using appropriate statistical lean sigma methods of process control to enable efficient management visibility and oversight.
• Identify root causes of process failure and recommend changes to improve performance to management.
• Develop performance standards to meet results requirements established by management.
• Continuously monitor process performance results and seek opportunities to improve output results in terms of cost, quality and speed.
• Apply the most appropriate methods of process analysis to improvement activities including direct observation, historical data analysis or team based problem solving activity.
• Form and lead team based problems solving initiatives.
• Write specific standard work for operators where needed to support operating effectiveness.
• Design efficient work areas that enable operators to efficiently meet performance requirements while making real time performance status visible to both operators and managers.
• Define capacity capabilities for operating work groups.
• Identify job skill requirements and develop processes that best match skill to work.
• Possess strong organization, analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and able to develop positive working relationships with coworkers at all levels of the agency.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

BS degree in Engineering, Math and Statistics or other scientific discipline or sufficient related experience in process design and improvement

Knowledge of and Lean and Six Sigma methods and ability to apply these where appropriate

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Application of Lean and Six Sigma methods Required 5 Years
- Business Process Design and Improvement Required 7 Years
- Designing and leading team based problem solving activities Required 5 Years
- Work measurement Required 7 Years
- Standard Work Development Required 7 Years
- Process Mapping and Setting Performance Standards Required 5 Years
- Using Descriptive Statistics to analyze process performance Required 5 Years

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.