Continuous Improvement Engineer I

Minnetronix Medical; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Forj Medical is seeking a CI Engineer I to identify, prioritize, and lead initiatives that boost manufacturing, supply chain, and quality assurance efficiency. You will champion Lean and Six Sigma across the organization and drive measurable business impact through cross-functional projects.

You will analyze data, set continuous improvement goals, coach teams, and sustain improvements while growing ownership in strategy development and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering fields from a four-year college or university.
• 2–5 years in the medical device and/or biotechnology industry.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Project management and change management experience.
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data to plan, organize, and execute continuous improvement activities.
• Establish CI goals and execute plans with manufacturing, supply chain, and QA to deliver results.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to embed a continuous improvement mindset across the organization.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives and facilitate collaboration across departments to drive alignment.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineers to improve yield, uptime, and throughput as needed.
• Assist Quality Assurance Engineers to address product quality issues as needed.
• Provide training on updated processes and CI methodologies.
• Track CI results and present updates to Forj Medical leadership.
• Influence stakeholders and drive accountability for action items to ensure sustained improvement outcomes.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Lean Six Sigma

Facilitation

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Job Description:

The Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer I identifies, prioritizes, and leads initiatives to increase effectiveness and efficiency across Forj Medical’s manufacturing, supply chain, and quality assurance functions. This role independently plans, executes, and sustains continuous improvement initiatives, while championing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies across the organization. The CI Engineer I drives measurable business impact by leading cross-functional projects, coaching team members, and embedding a continuous improvement culture. This role has increased ownership in strategy development, execution, and sustainment of process improvements.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze data to plan, organize, and execute continuous improvement activities.
• Establish continuous improvement goals and execute plans to deliver goal achievement. Collaborate with Forj Medical Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality Assurance to identify and prioritize continuous improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Forj Medical cross-functional leadership to establish and maintain a continuous improvement mindset across the organization.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives and facilitate collaboration across departments to drive alignment, remove barriers, and ensure successful execution, often without direct authority.
• Assists Manufacturing Engineers as needed to improve manufacturing yield rates, equipment up time, and/or throughput.
• Assists Quality Assurance Engineers as needed to address product quality issues.
• Provide training as needed for updated processes and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Track continuous improvement results and prepare and present continuous improvement project updates to the Forj Medical leadership.
• Influence stakeholders at all levels and drive accountability for action items to ensure sustained improvement outcomes.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree (preferably in an engineering field) from four-year college or university
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the medical device and/or biotechnology industry Project management experience
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Project management
• Change management
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority Ability to influence, align, and drive results across multiple stakeholders

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment
• Manufacturing Environment