Lean Manufacturing Engineer: Drive Efficiency & Productivity

Legrand AV, Inc.; West Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Legrand West Hartford, CT seeks a Lean Manufacturing Engineer to accelerate operational excellence through data-driven shop-floor improvements. You will partner with operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, and supply chain to optimize material flow, labor utilization, cycle times, changeovers, and process stability.

The role emphasizes leading continuous improvement projects, delivering measurable cost savings, and developing sustainable standard work while fostering a lean culture across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 2 years in Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, manufacturing engineering, or process improvement environment.
• Strong hands-on process/ mechanical aptitude with ability to evaluate layouts and production processes on the shop floor.
• Strong analytical and technical skills to use data to identify improvement opportunities, quantify cost impact, and verify results.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact continuous improvement projects that reduce manufacturing cost, improve productivity, increase throughput, and eliminate waste across operations.
• Identify, quantify, and prioritize improvement opportunities using production data, time studies, value stream mapping, operator feedback, and direct shop-floor observation.
• Drive implementation and sustained use of core Lean tools, including 5S, Kaizen, Cellular Manufacturing, Kanban Replenishment, SMED, Standard Work, Visual Management, and Value Stream Mapping.
• Facilitate kaizen events and structured problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality, delivery, safety, and efficiency.
• Optimize assembly, fabrication, and material flow processes to improve product quality, process repeatability, labor efficiency, machine utilization, and cycle time performance.
• Evaluate work cells, layouts, workflows, tooling, fixtures, and equipment utilization to develop cost-effective solutions that improve productivity, ergonomics, safety, and space utilization.
• Perform time studies and labor analyses to establish standard work, identify cost drivers, and support productivity improvement plans.
• Lead/Support root cause analysis for process, quality, scrap, rework, downtime, and flow issues; develop corrective actions and verify the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
• Partner with operations leadership to build and maintain a pipeline of improvement projects tied to plant objectives, productivity targets, and cost reduction goals.
• Develop and sustain training for employees on Lean concepts, standard work, problem solving, waste identification, and continuous improvement behaviors.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Data analysis

Project management

Value stream mapping

Kaizen

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical engineering

Job description

Legrand West Hartford, CT seeks a Lean Manufacturing Engineer to accelerate operational excellence through data-driven shop-floor improvements. You will partner with operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, and supply chain to optimize material flow, labor utilization, cycle times, changeovers, and process stability.

The role emphasizes leading continuous improvement projects, delivering measurable cost savings, and developing sustainable standard work while fostering a lean culture across