Continuous Improvement Engineer - LV

Paycom - ATS; Las Vegas, North Las Vegas (NV, NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jensen Infrastructure in Las Vegas, NV is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to drive process improvements across a precast concrete manufacturing plant. You will lead Lean Six Sigma projects, analyze production data, and coach teams to implement practical improvements that boost safety, quality, and efficiency.

Responsibilities include planning action plans, conducting workflow studies, tracking KPIs, and closing follow-up actions from audits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years in process improvement in manufacturing.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience leading CI events with kaizen tools.
• Lean Six Sigma certification (or ability to obtain Green Belt within 6 months).

Responsibilities

• Lead CI initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Supervise production staff, provide coaching and direction.
• Develop action plans with operations to improve performance.
• Identify optimal sequences of operations and workflows.
• Drive cost-saving projects through Lean and Six Sigma.
• Collect and analyze production data and KPIs.
• Close follow-up actions from assessments and audits.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Kaizen

PDCA

SMED

Continuous Improvement

Data Analysis

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Las Vegas - North Las Vegas, NV 89030, Position Type: Full Time, Job Category: Engineering, The Continuous Improvement Engineer is a key position in our Las Vegas, NV branch. The position develops and implements continuous improvement principles and processes of a precast concrete manufacturing plant.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will drive process improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations and may supervise production employees, providing day-to-day direction, coaching, and support to ensure safe, efficient, and consistent production.

A Highlight of Your Day Will Include..

• Reviews department productivity and partners with operations to develop action plans to improve performance
• Directs or conducts studies to ascertain the best sequence of operations or workflow.
• Coordinate and drive a structured process to close follow-up actions from assessments and audits.
• Plan and facilitate achievement of cost savings objectives through various Lean and Six Sigma projects and initiatives.
• Collect and analyze production data, develop and track KPIs at the Plant level for improvement opportunities.
• Create continuous improvement suggestion system and ensure it's used daily and actionable items are implemented quickly.
• Execute continuous improvement ideas visibly and functionally with display boards to meet KPI goals.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job required
• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in process improvement preferably in the manufacturing arena and demonstrated experience helping an organization bring newly developed products to market.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills. Attention to detail. Ability to multitask.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including collaboration and communication. Willingness to work in a Team environment.
• Experience leading and participating in CI events with firm understanding of kaizen tools (Such as value stream maps, fishbone diagrams, PDCA, and SMED)
• Lean Six Sigma certification (or the ability to acquire green belt certification within six months)
• The ability to work with a high degree autonomy in a rapidly changing and evolving environment

ALL ABOUT JENSEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Much like you, our founder, Don Jensen was looking for a way to support his family, so he started his Company in 1968. Since founded, we've been supporting communities across Nevada, California, Arizona, Washington, Missouri, and Hawaii.

Jensen Infrastructure likely has an impact on your daily life. We build culverts to take water away from your neighborhoods, underground utility boxes to hold cables, and manholes to allow workers access to the sewers deep below the roads we drive on. And that's just a small sample of what we do at Jensen on a daily basis.

When you work at one of Jensen's many locations, you will enjoy the close relationships and camaraderie of a small company while being part of a larger, well-established, growing company.

We are committed to ensuring employment practices that promote equal opportunities.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations during your interview process.