Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Lead

OBE; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

PTO & holidays

Pay for performance

Training

Job summary

OBE is seeking a Production Supervisor – Continuous Improvement (Engineering Focus) to lead and develop metal fabrication operations on the manufacturing floor. You will drive Lean initiatives, analyze data, and partner with Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to raise throughput and quality while reducing waste.

You will supervise CNC machining and ELU workflows, coach frontline teams, ensure safety, and deliver standard work, KPIs, and improvement projects from concept to implementation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering or related technical field.
• 3+ years in manufacturing, fabrication, machining, or production leadership.
• Experience leading teams and driving productivity, quality, waste reduction, and process optimization.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, problem-solving, and data-driven decisions.
• Ability to analyze data, read drawings, and translate findings into actionable solutions.
• Experience with CNC machining, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, Amada, Trumpf, routing, ELU equipment; CAD, ERP, nesting software, and statistical analysis desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production teams across assigned manufacturing areas, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and labor utilization targets are met.
• Enforce safety policies, PPE, lockout/tagout, and machine safety standards; maintain a safe work environment.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and problem-solving methodologies to reduce waste and improve throughput.
• Conduct time studies, capacity analysis, bottleneck identification, root-cause investigations, and develop standard work and training materials.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to upgrade equipment and improve material flow.
• Monitor KPIs (throughput, labor efficiency, scrap, downtime, OEE, schedule attainment) and develop data-driven reports.
• Lead capital projects from concept to implementation with cross-functional coordination.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma

Data analysis

CNC machining

Laser cutting

Waterjet cutting

ERP

CAD

Nesting software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

CAD software

Job description

OBE is seeking a Production Supervisor – Continuous Improvement (Engineering Focus) to lead and develop metal fabrication operations on the manufacturing floor. You will drive Lean initiatives, analyze data, and partner with Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to raise throughput and quality while reducing waste.

You will supervise CNC machining and ELU workflows, coach frontline teams, ensure safety, and deliver standard work, KPIs, and improvement projects from concept to implementation