Lean Process Improvement Engineer

Socket.dev; Gallatin (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonuses/commission

Benefits package

Job summary

Simpson Strong-Tie in Gallatin, TN, is seeking a Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer to streamline manufacturing, eliminate waste, and drive efficiency across plant and warehouse operations.

You will lead Kaizen events, train associates on 5S and Lean tools, collect and analyze data, and recommend permanent process changes while tracking benefits and progress. Relocation not offered; travel ~10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial /manufacturing engineering, required.
• 3 years Lean Continuous Improvement experience, required. Lead kaizen events, conduct time studies, conduct root cause analysis and 5Whys, conduct 5S, teach A3 thinking and PDCA, and analyze Value Streams.
• Analytical ability: Data collection and statically significant analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills: V-lookup, Pivot tables and charts, Nested If Statements, and Macros.
• Project management, presentation skills/power point skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the Lean Continuous improvement roadmap through training our associates on 5S and Lean Methods and Tools, facilitating kaizen events, and managing improvement projects pipeline.
• Facilitate/Support Lean (kaizen) events aimed to remove process waste and serve as a coach/mentor to team leads and associates.
• Collect, organize and analyze data, summarize findings, develop conclusions for projects and key business metrics and/or processes.
• Maintain project-tracking pipeline, prepare cost benefits analysis for review with management team, and make recommendations for prioritizations.
• Other assignments as needed/requested.

Skills

Lean CI

Kaizen

5S

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Project management

Time studies

Root cause analysis

A3 thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial /manufacturing engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Simpson Strong-Tie in Gallatin, TN, is seeking a Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer to streamline manufacturing, eliminate waste, and drive efficiency across plant and warehouse operations.

You will lead Kaizen events, train associates on 5S and Lean tools, collect and analyze data, and recommend permanent process changes while tracking benefits and progress. Relocation not offered; travel ~10% may be required.