Manufacturing Process Excellence Engineer

Tier4 Group; Windsor (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier4 Group is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer to drive continuous improvement in a regulated manufacturing environment. This role partners with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to reduce waste, improve throughput and cost, and sustain gains.

The successful candidate will lead Kaizen events, apply Lean/Six Sigma tools, and develop KPI-driven improvements across production lines while ensuring compliance with GMP requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Operational Excellence or similar.
• Experience in GMP-regulated environments.
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge; Green/Black Belt preferred.
• Experience with OEE, yield, cycle time, and capacity metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement projects across manufacturing operations.
• Analyze processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, throughput, quality, cost, and reliability.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma tools such as value stream mapping, 5S, root cause analysis, and standardized work.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to implement improvements.
• Support efforts to reduce waste, downtime, deviations, process variability, and bottlenecks.
• Develop and track operational KPIs including productivity, quality, yield, and cycle time.
• Lead problem-solving activities and guide teams to root causes and corrective actions.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and other operational excellence initiatives.
• Evaluate workflows, equipment utilization, staffing, methods, and layouts for improvements.
• Support business cases and cost/benefit analyses for proposals.
• Provide coaching on Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement practices.
• Develop and improve manufacturing procedures and work instructions in regulated environments.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Process mapping tools

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

Tier4 Group is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer to drive continuous improvement in a regulated manufacturing environment. This role partners with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to reduce waste, improve throughput and cost, and sustain gains.

The successful candidate will lead Kaizen events, apply Lean/Six Sigma tools, and develop KPI-driven improvements across production lines while ensuring compliance with GMP requirements.