Continuous Improvement Engineer - GMP Lean Six Sigma

Tier4 Group; Windsor (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier4 Group in Windsor, Colorado seeks an Operational Excellence Engineer to lead continuous improvement in a GMP-regulated manufacturing setting. You will apply Lean and Six Sigma to reduce waste, improve throughput, quality, cost, and process reliability across production and supporting functions.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain to implement sustainable improvements, coach teams in problem solving, and drive Kaizen events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in Operational Excellence or CI in manufacturing.
• GMP-regulated environment experience.
• Experience with sterile or aseptic manufacturing preferred.
• Strong Lean and Six Sigma knowledge and structured problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement projects across manufacturing and support ops.
• Analyze processes to improve efficiency, throughput, quality, cost.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma tools like process mapping and 5S.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.
• Support waste reduction, downtime, deviations, and bottlenecks.
• Develop and track KPIs such as productivity, yield, and OEE.
• Lead problem-solving and corrective actions.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and CI initiatives.
• Assess workflows, staffing, layouts for improvements.
• Prepare business cases and cost/benefit analyses.
• Provide coaching on Lean, Six Sigma and CI practices.
• Help develop manufacturing procedures and work instructions.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

GMP experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Data analysis

Project management

Kaizen events

Process mapping

OEE / manufacturing metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Statistical analysis tools

Process mapping software

Job description

Tier4 Group in Windsor, Colorado seeks an Operational Excellence Engineer to lead continuous improvement in a GMP-regulated manufacturing setting. You will apply Lean and Six Sigma to reduce waste, improve throughput, quality, cost, and process reliability across production and supporting functions.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain to implement sustainable improvements, coach teams in problem solving, and drive Kaizen events.