Field Manufacturing Systems Improvement Engineer

Daniels Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Systems Improvement Engineer to enhance safety, reliability, throughput, maintainability, and consistency across medical waste treatment facilities in the United States.

The role is field‑oriented, requiring substantial time at operating sites and collaboration with operations, maintenance, and vendors. You will translate frontline observations into engineered solutions, coordinate with stakeholders, and travel to deploy improvements across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in industrial manufacturing, automation, equipment design, maintenance engineering, or capital-project environments.
• Experience taking improvements from concept through installation, startup, and sustained operation in an active industrial facility.
• Knowledge of autoclave, pressure vessel systems, and industrial steam boiler operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Spend >50% of time in operating facilities, observe processes, engage with operators and maintenance personnel, assess equipment condition, and implement improvements.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve reliability, safety, throughput, ergonomics, maintainability, material flow, labor efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop equipment redesigns, retrofits, fixtures, guarding, material‑handling improvements, and automation concepts.
• Lead engineering work from concept through field implementation, including site assessments, requirements development, preliminary design, detailed design, cost estimates, vendor coordination, installation support, commissioning, and post‑implementation verification.
• Coordinate and oversee vendors, fabricators, contractors, and equipment suppliers during design, installation, startup, and troubleshooting activities.

Skills

Mechanical design

Industrial equipment know‑how

Process improvement

Electrical & controls awareness

Project execution

CAD tools

Automation concepts

Root‑cause analysis

PLC/HMI programming

Industrial IoT & networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Lever, Inc. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Systems Improvement Engineer to enhance safety, reliability, throughput, maintainability, and consistency across medical waste treatment facilities in the United States.

The role is field‑oriented, requiring substantial time at operating sites and collaboration with operations, maintenance, and vendors. You will translate frontline observations into engineered solutions, coordinate with stakeholders, and travel to deploy improvements across