Lean Industrial Engineer: Production & Cost Optimization

Actalent; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent in Wisconsin is seeking an Industrial Engineer to analyze and optimize manufacturing processes across facilities, focusing on lean initiatives and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with production leaders to coordinate changes, efficiency gains, and cost reductions.

The position requires hands-on shop floor experience and a strong emphasis on inventory management and cost analysis. The environment blends office and production settings at a globally active bottling systems

Qualifications

• Industrial engineering and lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience with OEM and complex products.
• Direct shop floor and hands-on production experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate work teams to enhance production operations, aiming for efficiency and profitability.
• Track process improvement strategies, objectives, milestones, and metrics.
• Review production schedules, work orders, engineering specifications, and related information.
• Estimate manufacturing costs, design cost-saving methods, and determine the effects of process changes on costs and quality.
• Create and maintain work instructions.
• Implement methods and systems to ensure effective and efficient inventory levels, reducing working capital.
• Communicate best practices throughout the organization.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Process improvement

Lean manufacturing

OEM experience

Shop floor experience

Assembly process

Production layout

5S & value stream analysis

Job description

Actalent in Wisconsin is seeking an Industrial Engineer to analyze and optimize manufacturing processes across facilities, focusing on lean initiatives and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with production leaders to coordinate changes, efficiency gains, and cost reductions.

The position requires hands-on shop floor experience and a strong emphasis on inventory management and cost analysis. The environment blends office and production settings at a globally active bottling systems