Lean CI Engineer – Manufacturing Excellence

SPX; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Education assistance

Job summary

SPX Technologies is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead the Lean Production System across manufacturing operations in North America. The role partners with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to identify waste, reduce variation, and establish repeatable production processes using Lean methods.

The incumbent will develop performance standards, facilitate improvement events, coach teams in Lean thinking, and use data to verify measurable, sustainable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (IE/ME/Manufacturing) and 3–5 years in manufacturing/continuous improvement.
• Experience applying Lean tools to improve productivity, quality, delivery and cost.
• Experience facilitating Kaizen events and structured problem solving in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and sustainment of the Lean Production System.
• Identify waste, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve flow and labor efficiency.
• Apply Lean tools: Kaizen, PDCA, value stream mapping, 5S, takt time, line balancing, Kanban, SMED, TPM, and root cause analysis.
• Facilitate Kaizen events, define problems, establish baselines, implement countermeasures, verify results.
• Collaborate with production leaders to improve workstation layout, material presentation, and process flow.
• Maintain visual performance management for key metrics such as productivity, cycle time, WIP, and lead time.
• Use data analysis and gemba observation to prioritize opportunities and quantify benefits.
• Coach supervisors and operators in Lean principles and structured problem solving.
• Drive corrective actions to closure and establish control plans.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Value stream mapping

Kaizen

A3 problem solving

5S

Line balancing

Gemba

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Coaching

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Visio

Job description

SPX Technologies is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead the Lean Production System across manufacturing operations in North America. The role partners with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to identify waste, reduce variation, and establish repeatable production processes using Lean methods.

The incumbent will develop performance standards, facilitate improvement events, coach teams in Lean thinking, and use data to verify measurable, sustainable