Plant Lean & Continuous Improvement Engineer

W3Global; North Sioux City (SD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

W3Global is seeking a skilled Lean and continuous improvement leader to drive plant-wide initiatives. You will develop standardized processes, enhance reliability, and optimize facility layouts while managing capital projects from planning through implementation.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical discipline and 3–5 years in manufacturing or operational excellence. Proficiency in Excel and strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or technical discipline.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing, industrial engineering, process improvement, or operational excellence experience.
• Demonstrated Lean initiative leadership and experience with standard work and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant-wide Lean and continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, equipment uptime, and operational performance.
• Develop standardized processes, improve reliability and facility layouts, and manage capital projects from planning through implementation.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

5S

Kaizen

Standard Work

SOP Development

Root Cause Analysis

Total Productive Maintenance

Equipment Reliability

Industrial Engineering

Facility Layout Design

Capital Project Management

Data Analysis

Six Sigma

Project Leadership

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

W3Global is seeking a skilled Lean and continuous improvement leader to drive plant-wide initiatives. You will develop standardized processes, enhance reliability, and optimize facility layouts while managing capital projects from planning through implementation.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical discipline and 3–5 years in manufacturing or operational excellence. Proficiency in Excel and strong analytical and communication skills are essential.