Lean Manufacturing Engineer - Onsite Productivity & Improvement

Actalent; Florida; On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

PTO / Paid Time Off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to plan and optimize manufacturing practices, develop tools, processes, and equipment to boost productivity and reduce costs. The role applies industrial engineering principles, Lean methodologies, and continuous improvement techniques in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

The position emphasizes hands-on work on the production floor, line balancing, time studies, and collaboration with operations to implement improvements and support new model

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, specifically Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience utilizing industrial engineering tools and methods in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with time studies and line balancing for assembly production lines.
• Proven experience in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to study and analyse variation in critical manufacturing processes and apply corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Plan and reengineer manufacturing practices to improve productivity and reduce costs.
• Conduct detailed time studies and perform line balancing on assembly production lines.
• Analyze processes using IE tools to identify bottlenecks, waste, and opportunities.
• Forecast manpower, capacity, and level resources for production planning.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tooling across the production environment.
• Drive corrective actions to stabilize and improve process performance.
• Assist with new model integration and MES development for digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Develop labor estimates and maintain labor standards for new and existing products.
• Collaborate on the production floor with operations to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Time studies

Line balancing

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Manpower Forecasting

Capacity Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

MES Administration

MS Excel

AutoCAD

Education

BS in Engineering (Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical)

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

Power BI

Microsoft Access

Visio

Unigraphics

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to plan and optimize manufacturing practices, develop tools, processes, and equipment to boost productivity and reduce costs. The role applies industrial engineering principles, Lean methodologies, and continuous improvement techniques in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

The position emphasizes hands-on work on the production floor, line balancing, time studies, and collaboration with operations to implement improvements and support new model