Lean Industrial Engineer: Line Balancing & Efficiency

Therma-Stor LLC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Therma-Stor LLC in Madison, Wisconsin, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to improve productivity and safety by applying industry-standard lean methods to light assembly. You will coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to enhance line balancing, work instructions, and capacity planning.

The role requires 1–3 years of Lean experience, a Bachelor's in Mechanical/Industrial Eng, and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of Lean manufacturing experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with employees at all levels.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop production line balancing for varying staff levels.
• Develop work instructions from the line-balancing plan.
• Perform regular capacity analysis using forecast information.
• Use DMAIC tools to identify and justify improvement projects.
• Improve part presentation through flow racking and ergonomics.
• Maintain routings in CRM/JDE and analyze lines/products benefited.
• Continue implementation of component tracking system including QA auditing.
• Identify opportunities and develop solutions for ergonomic improvements.
• Perform other functions as assigned by management.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Industrial Eng

Tools

CRM

JDE

SQL

Access

Job description

Therma-Stor LLC in Madison, Wisconsin, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to improve productivity and safety by applying industry-standard lean methods to light assembly. You will coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to enhance line balancing, work instructions, and capacity planning.

The role requires 1–3 years of Lean experience, a Bachelor's in Mechanical/Industrial Eng, and strong collaboration skills.