Plant Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer

ASC Engineered Solutions; Columbia (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ASC Engineered Solutions is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer for our Columbia, PA facility. The role leads Lean deployment and CI initiatives across the site, collaborating with cross-functional teams to embed improvement into daily operations and plant culture.

We are looking for a engineering graduate with 2–4 years in manufacturing and hands-on CI experience (Kaizen, Rapid Improvement Events). Strong data-driven problem solving and ERP familiarity are preferred.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Identify improvement opportunities through data collection and observation within the plant and office.
• Facilitate and coach Kaizen events, providing guidance to cross-functional team members before, during, and after improvement activities.
• Partner with functional leaders and frontline teams to support improvements in daily management metrics.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to implement improvements.
• Track, analyze, and report key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Support corrective and preventive actions resulting from audits, customer issues, or internal findings.
• Assist with equipment-related improvement and maintenance initiatives.
• Participate in the company-wide CI network to learn best practices, tools, and methodologies and contribute to continuous improvement knowledge sharing.

Skills

Kaizen

5S-Visual management

Value Stream Mapping

Problem Solving

Daily Management

Standard Work

Kanban

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Statistical tools

Job description

ASC Engineered Solutions is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer for our Columbia, PA facility. The role leads Lean deployment and CI initiatives across the site, collaborating with cross-functional teams to embed improvement into daily operations and plant culture.

We are looking for a engineering graduate with 2–4 years in manufacturing and hands-on CI experience (Kaizen, Rapid Improvement Events). Strong data-driven problem solving and ERP familiarity are preferred.