Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer

James Hardie Corporation; Westfield (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

401(k) match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

James Hardie Building Products Inc. in Westfield, MA is seeking a CIMS Engineer to drive safe, reliable operations and Lean improvements at the finishing plant.

You will work with operators and leaders to improve line flow, quality, and cost performance through practical engineering and HMOS practices. The role emphasizes hands-on training, structured problem solving (PDCA, 5S, 5 Whys), capital project leadership, and sustaining gains through standard work and visual management.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of manufacturing engineering, process improvement, or related experience.
• Experience in continuous or automated manufacturing with strong mechanical knowledge.
• Proven ability to apply Lean and structured problem solving and sustain changes via standard work.
• Ability to build relationships, facilitate teams, coach employees, and influence change.
• Experience creating work instructions or training materials and analyzing operating data.

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks, downtime trends, and quality losses to improve throughput and cost performance.
• Apply time studies, line balancing, process mapping, and loss analysis to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and Controls to improve equipment interactions.
• Lead PDCA, A3, 5 Whys, and Lean tools to verify sustainment of improvements.
• Mentor and train operators and supervisors on HMOS principles and standardized work.
• Coordinate capital projects from concept through startup; ensure change-management procedures are followed.
• Deliver Kaizen events and CI activities focused on productivity, quality, and waste elimination.
• Maintain improvement pipeline with clear statements, data, milestones, and benefits.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Mechanical troubleshooting

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

HMOS

A3

5S

Job description

James Hardie Building Products Inc. in Westfield, MA is seeking a CIMS Engineer to drive safe, reliable operations and Lean improvements at the finishing plant.

You will work with operators and leaders to improve line flow, quality, and cost performance through practical engineering and HMOS practices. The role emphasizes hands-on training, structured problem solving (PDCA, 5S, 5 Whys), capital project leadership, and sustaining gains through standard work and visual management.