Lean and Automation Engineer

Compunnel, Inc.; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. seeks a hands-on Lean and Automation Engineer to drive continuous improvement in a regulated OSD environment.

You will execute projects from analysis through solution build, training, implementation, and sustainment, aiming to reduce waste and boost manufacturing performance. Responsibilities include conducting time studies and bottleneck analysis, building dashboards and automated workflows with Power BI and Power Automate, and partnering with Finance to validate benefits while

Qualifications

• Must have completed waste-reduction or automation projects as the primary executor.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities, develop business cases, and quantify benefits.
• Experience in GMP, safety, and quality requirements in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct process studies, time studies, waste assessments, and bottleneck analysis to identify opportunities.
• Develop evidence-based opportunity assessments with baseline, benefits, cost, risk, timing and sustainment.
• Own approved projects from analysis through solution build, training, implementation and sustainment.
• Develop and deploy dashboards and automated workflows (Power BI, Power Automate).
• Improve OEE, changeover time, labor productivity, throughput, and capacity across sites.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

DMAIC

Value Stream Mapping

SMED

OEE improvement

Statistical analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Process analysis

Project ownership

Cross-functional execution

Education

Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Excel

SQL

SAP

MES/EBR

Manufacturing analytics platforms

Job description

The Lean and Automation Engineer is a hands-on Continuous Improvement professional responsible for identifying, assessing, building, and implementing solutions that reduce waste and improve manufacturing performance. This role is not a facilitator but an executor who personally drives projects from analysis through solution build, training, implementation, and sustainment. Success is measured by high-quality opportunities identified, approved projects implemented, Finance-validated benefits delivered, and compliant results sustained in a regulated Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct process studies, time studies, waste assessments, and bottleneck analysis to identify improvement and automation opportunities.
• Develop evidence-based opportunity assessments covering baseline, expected benefit, cost, risk, timing, and sustainment approach.
• Present opportunities to Site Leadership Team (SLT) for prioritization and sponsorship.
• Own approved projects from analysis through solution build, training, implementation, benefit realization, and sustainment.
• Develop and deploy practical digital and analytics tools (Power BI dashboards, Power Automate workflows, electronic data collection).
• Improve OEE, cleaning/changeover time, labor productivity, throughput, and capacity across manufacturing, labs, offices, and warehouses.
• Partner with Finance to classify and validate benefits consistently and prevent duplicate reporting.
• Establish process ownership, standard work, training, controls, documentation, and performance tracking before project closure.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, data integrity, safety, quality, change-control, and validation requirements in an FDA-regulated environ ment.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 2–3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including at least 2 years supporting Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) or tableting/compression operations.
• Demonstrated completion of waste-reduction or automation projects as the primary executor.
• Core skills in Lean Manufacturing, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, OEE improvement, statistical analysis, Root Cause Analysis, and hands-on process analysis.
• Ability to identify opportunities, develop business cases, quantify benefits, and build workflows, dashboards, or data tools.
• Strong project ownership and cross-functional execution within GMP, safety, and quality r equirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (strong Green Belts with proven delivery considered).
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, advanced Excel, SQL, SAP, MES/EBR, and manufacturing analytics platforms.
• Experience applying modern analytics and AI-enabled tools to improve reliability and performance.
• Self-starter with strong analytical, troubleshooting, systems-thinking, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to challenge historical practices and carry approved ideas through build, training, implementation, and sustainment.

Certifications (if any)

• Green Belt with proven project delivery considered.