Industrial Engineer: Lean Process & Continuous Improvement

Mueller Water Products; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with 5% company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Mueller Water Products is seeking an Industrial Engineer for our Decatur, Illinois facility. You will analyze and improve manufacturing processes, develop time studies, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across production, quality, maintenance, and supply chain.

Collaboration across teams is essential to enhance safety, throughput, and efficiency. Responsibilities include implementing standardized work, applying Lean Six Sigma tools, and evaluating new equipment or automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or related field and 2 years in manufacturing/industrial engineering.
• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma and process improvement.
• Experience with CAD tools (AutoCAD) and data analytics software (Power BI/Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve manufacturing processes, workflows, and layouts to boost efficiency and safety.
• Develop time studies, process maps, and value stream analyses to identify bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with production, quality, maintenance, and supply chain to drive improvements.
• Design standardized work procedures, layouts, and process documentation.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) to reduce waste and boost throughput.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Process analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety in manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Power BI

Tableau

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Mueller Water Products is seeking an Industrial Engineer for our Decatur, Illinois facility. You will analyze and improve manufacturing processes, develop time studies, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across production, quality, maintenance, and supply chain.

Collaboration across teams is essential to enhance safety, throughput, and efficiency. Responsibilities include implementing standardized work, applying Lean Six Sigma tools, and evaluating new equipment or automation.