Lean Manufacturing Engineer — CI Leader

Cold Spring Granite; Cold Spring (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Optical

Medical FSA/HSA

Dependent Care (FSA)

Basic Life Plan

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

401K with Company Match

Profit Sharing (ROA)

PTO (Vacation)

Holidays

Jury Duty

Funeral Leave

Job summary

Coldspring seeks a Continuous Improvement leader to assist and lead Kaizen events, value stream mapping, 2P/3P, 5S, CI Teams and data collection across manufacturing and quarry operations.

The role involves 50% production floor and 50% office work, with responsibilities to prepare and lead improvement activities, develop standard work, perform time studies, and partner with maintenance to boost equipment uptime and TPM initiatives.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing lean principals in manufacturing is a plus.
• Ability to manipulate/create CAD drawings.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook and MS Teams.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work with all levels of the company.
• Ability to learn lean concepts including Time Based Strategy, Global Production System, Kaizen and training skills.
• Ability to learn data analysis software such as Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Lead and prepare for Continuous Improvement events and activities.
• Head team-based improvement efforts for manufacturing processes.
• Identify and eliminate safety hazards.
• Develop and document manufacturing processes, standard work and work instructions.
• Perform time studies and line balancing.
• Collaborate with maintenance to improve equipment uptime and TPM.
• Apply lean principles and statistical methods to projects.
• Provide training for CI programs to employees.
• Ensure accurate data collection for CI activities.
• Travel to other locations to support CI efforts.
• Lead quality improvement and problem-solving activities.
• Lead and manage small to medium Cap-Ex projects.
• Promote continuous improvement and teamwork.
• Understand value streams and improvement opportunities across the company.
• Balance time on the production floor and in the office (approx. 50/50).

Skills

Leadership

Lean principles

Communication

Organization

Time management

Education

Associates or Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD drawings

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Outlook

MS Teams

Tableau

Job description

Coldspring seeks a Continuous Improvement leader to assist and lead Kaizen events, value stream mapping, 2P/3P, 5S, CI Teams and data collection across manufacturing and quarry operations.

The role involves 50% production floor and 50% office work, with responsibilities to prepare and lead improvement activities, develop standard work, perform time studies, and partner with maintenance to boost equipment uptime and TPM initiatives.