Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer, Manufacturing

Rangen, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rangen Group in Dallas seeks a Continuous Improvement Engineer to drive operational excellence across our feed production facilities, partnering with plant and senior leadership to identify waste, stabilize processes, and standardize best practices using Lean methodologies and data‑driven problem solving.

You will coach teams, lead kaizen events, support SQDCP boards, and travel to multiple sites as needed to deliver safety, quality and throughput gains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering or equivalent experience.
• Lean and data‑driven problem‑solving experience.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Comfort working on the production floor with operators and supervisors.
• Willingness to travel up to 50–70%.

Responsibilities

• Spend significant time on the production floor engaging operators and identifying improvement opportunities at the source.
• Participate in daily Gemba walks with plant leadership to assess SQDCP performance and drive immediate countermeasures.
• Model Lean behaviors and drive cultural adoption through hands‑on presence, enthusiasm, and coaching.
• Lead and facilitate kaizen events focused on SMED, waste elimination, material flow, and equipment reliability.
• Reinforce and support 5S, Standard Work, Problem Solving, Leader Standard Work, and Daily Management routines.
• Conduct time studies, process mapping, and bottleneck analysis across feed manufacturing processes.
• Drive improvements in throughput, labor utilization, equipment uptime and cost performance.
• Travel to support multi‑site improvement initiatives.

Skills

Lean

Data-driven problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Production floor presence

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering

Tools

ERP/MES

Job description

Rangen Group in Dallas seeks a Continuous Improvement Engineer to drive operational excellence across our feed production facilities, partnering with plant and senior leadership to identify waste, stabilize processes, and standardize best practices using Lean methodologies and data‑driven problem solving.

You will coach teams, lead kaizen events, support SQDCP boards, and travel to multiple sites as needed to deliver safety, quality and throughput gains.