Continuous Improvement Specialist

5 days ago

Spruce Pine, United States Sibelco Full time

Continuous Improvement Specialist
Location:
SP Schoolhouse

At Sibelco, we advance life through materials.
For over 150 years, we've been a trusted leader in sourcing, transforming, and distributing specialty industrial minerals. Our work powers progress across industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification. Beyond our materials, we're proud of our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and empowering people from all walks of life to thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Are We the Perfect Match?

At Sibelco, we believe building a successful career is a two-way journey. We're looking for individuals who share our values and vision, just as much as you're seeking a company that aligns with your aspirations. Together, we can shape the future.

Are you passionate about driving transformation, empowering people, and achieving extraordinary results?

As a part of the High Purity Quartz Operations, the Continuous Improvement Specialist role will empower you to analyze risks and issues within our processes, as well as test and analyze potential solutions to these risks and issues. You will report to the Manager of Technical Operations and work closely with the Plant managers of our sites to provide data-driven support for implementation and improvement decisions.

Your Impact in This Role

As a Continuous Improvement Specialist, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

  • Consolidate process, end-product, and lab results data to uncover the most critical risks in production processes
  • Conduct and support "Root Cause Analysis" for recurring issues and defects in end-products or processes
  • Provide analytical support for building business cases for solutions to be implemented by operations, e.g., effectiveness of pilots for process changes, to assist the Project Management Office Manager (PMO) in prioritization and getting initiatives approved
  • Prioritize issues and quality risks, as well as mitigating actions, based on analysed impact on product quality
  • Build initiative pipeline to continuously improve operations and define implementation roadmap together with Operations and PMO
  • Effective visualization of RCA findings and analysis on potential improvements.
What You Bring to the Table
  • BS/MS in Engineering, with a background in Data Analysis
  • 2-4 years experience in a similar role with an strong analytical approach Mastering Excel and PowerPoint
  • A strong communicator with experience in / TQM / TPM
  • Knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma (black belt) will be a nice to have
  • Programming language or analytical tools in line with own preference
  • Fluency written and spoken English.
Sibelco is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Why Join Us?

Sibelco is more than a workplace-it's a community that encourages growth, innovation, and collaboration. Here's what you can look forward to when you join our team:
  • Meet Our People: Careers
  • Learn About Our Recruitment Process: Learn More
  • Discover Our Sustainability Goals: Sibelco priorities


We also welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support you through the selection process.

How to Apply

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Please note: We do not require agency services as we have a dedicated Global Talent Acquisition Team.

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