Manufacturing Engineer - Lean Line Optimizer, Onsite Anaheim

Actalent; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

HSA

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO

Job summary

Actalent in Anaheim, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to partner with production teams to boost efficiency and optimize material flow on the shop floor. This hands-on contract role focuses on reducing cycle time, waste, and downtime through lean practices and data-driven problem solving.

You will design and maintain kanban systems, support process and layout improvements, and collaborate across Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve issues quickly.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing engineering with focus on production and assembly line support.
• Proven ability to drive measurable efficiency improvements on a production line.
• Strong problem-solving skills with practical solutions.
• Ability to translate floor-level needs into engineering solutions.
• Experience with process design, implementation, and validation.
• Hands-on experience with lean manufacturing, kanban, kaizen, 5S, and value stream mapping.

Responsibilities

• Complete engineering tasks assigned by the production team to keep the assembly line running smoothly.
• Identify and implement assembly line efficiency improvements to reduce cycle time, waste and bottlenecks.
• Design, build and maintain kanban systems aligned with material replenishment and consumption.
• Collaborate with production, quality and supply chain to troubleshoot issues quickly and implement fixes.
• Document process changes, work instructions and SOPs to sustain improvements.
• Track impact of changes using data and report on gains and metrics.
• Support tooling, fixtures and layout changes to improve material flow and line performance.
• Apply process design, implementation and validation principles to develop robust manufacturing processes.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Line optimization

Kanban systems

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Process design

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

Kanban systems

Lean tools

Job description

Actalent in Anaheim, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to partner with production teams to boost efficiency and optimize material flow on the shop floor. This hands-on contract role focuses on reducing cycle time, waste, and downtime through lean practices and data-driven problem solving.

You will design and maintain kanban systems, support process and layout improvements, and collaborate across Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve issues quickly.