Lean Transformation Engineer – Digital Operations

West Pharmaceutical Services; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services in North Carolina is seeking a Lean Engineer to coordinate achieving goals using Lean techniques by planning, scheduling, and executing process projects. You will communicate project status, define planning efforts, and identify opportunities to reduce waste while pursuing annual targets and improving operations.

Key duties include deploying Kaizen, VSM, 5S, etc; building dashboards; collaborating with cross‑functional teams; promoting Lean culture; and supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 3 years Medical Device industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement lean deployment and continuous improvements; monitor progress and sustain results.
• Provide technical and analytical support for site projects using Lean and Six Sigma.
• Support Lean Daily Management System as requested by site management.
• Develop and maintain dashboards (Power BI/Excel/LDMS) to track KPIs.
• Collaborate with Automation and ICT to enable digitalization and data visibility.
• Promote Lean culture and continuous improvement across operations.
• Lead cross-functional teams in cost-saving actions and root-cause analysis.
• Verify lean concepts and measure post-implementation results.
• Support lean maturity strategic plan for the site.
• Other tasks assigned by the manager.

Skills

Lean methodologies

Kaizen

VSM

5S

SMED

Six Sigma

Power BI

Excel

SAP

Minitab

LDMS

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Minitab

Job description

West Pharmaceutical Services in North Carolina is seeking a Lean Engineer to coordinate achieving goals using Lean techniques by planning, scheduling, and executing process projects. You will communicate project status, define planning efforts, and identify opportunities to reduce waste while pursuing annual targets and improving operations.

Key duties include deploying Kaizen, VSM, 5S, etc; building dashboards; collaborating with cross‑functional teams; promoting Lean culture; and supporting