Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Great opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to work for an American manufacturing leader located in Greenwood, MS.

Our client is a premium product manufacturer looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to identify and lead continuous improvement projects relations to all manufacturing equipment, processes, and systems.

Responsibilities

Improve labor utilization by auditing the current labor standard against the planned labor standard and recommend areas for potential improvement.

Prepare work standards and operating guidelines by writing or updating policies, procedures, and work methods.

Make improvements to the manufacturing system by spending time on the plant floor documenting current conditions, analyzing the system for improvements and Kaizen events.

Assist or lead the project management of the implementation of new equipment on production floor.

Contribute to the release and manufacture of new products by participating in prototype and pilot builds, design review and work method implementation.

Help identify areas for improvement. In some cases, the areas will be identified through data and reports (scrap reports; FPY reports, etc.). In other cases, the M.E. will spend time on the shop floor with team members watching, asking and listening to identify opportunities.

Lead and/or actively participate in improvement projects.

Responsible for ensuring a methodical, documented process is followed to clearly identify root cause, review all possible solutions, identify the best improvement, fully implement the improvement, and audit.

Participate & lead select Kaizen Events.

Champion lean principles by using opportunities to educate the team on lean principles to foster a culture of continuous improvement and removal of all waste.

Develop and lead special training events, i.e. “5S is more than cleaning”.

Qualifications

2-5 years of related lean manufacturing experience

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related degree

US Citizen or Green Card Holder