Lean Production Engineer – Continuous Improvement

Spx-Technologie; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

401(k) match

Competitive health insurance

Educational assistance

Job summary

SPX Technologies Ingenia Technologies in Madison, Alabama, is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead the implementation and sustainment of a Lean Production System across manufacturing operations.

You will partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and front-line workers to identify and eliminate waste, reduce variation, and establish repeatable production processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering or related technical field.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience applying Lean tools to improve production-line productivity, flow, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Experience facilitating Kaizen events and structured problem solving in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent practical Lean training preferred.
• Experience implementing or sustaining a Lean Production System / Operational Excellence system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and sustainment of the site Lean Production System, including standard work, visual management, daily accountability, tiered performance reviews, and leader standard work.
• Analyze production processes to identify waste, constraints, bottlenecks, imbalance, excess motion, waiting, rework, overprocessing, and other opportunities to improve flow and labor efficiency.
• Apply Lean tools including Kaizen, PDCA/A3, value stream mapping, 5S, standard work, takt time, line balancing, one-piece flow, pull/Kanban, SMED, TPM, and root cause analysis.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and rapid improvement workshops; define the problem, establish baseline performance, implement countermeasures, and verify sustained results.
• Partner with production leaders and front-line employees to improve workstation layout, material presentation, point-of-use storage, ergonomics, and overall process flow.
• Establish and maintain visual performance management for key production metrics such as productivity, labor efficiency, cycle time, takt attainment, first pass yield, WIP, lead time, and schedule attainment.
• Use data analysis and direct observation at the gemba to identify performance gaps, prioritize improvement opportunities, and quantify financial and operational benefits.
• Coach supervisors, engineers, technicians, and operators in Lean principles, structured problem solving, waste identification, and continuous improvement behaviors.
• Drive corrective actions and countermeasures to closure and establish control plans, audits, or standard work necessary to sustain gains.
• Maintain a prioritized continuous improvement project pipeline and communicate project status, results, risks, and next actions to plant leadership.
• Benchmark best practices across operations and help standardize successful Lean methods across production areas.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Facilitation

Communication

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

B.S. in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

SPX Technologies Ingenia Technologies in Madison, Alabama, is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead the implementation and sustainment of a Lean Production System across manufacturing operations.

You will partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and front-line workers to identify and eliminate waste, reduce variation, and establish repeatable production processes.