Senior Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Siemens; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens in Fort Worth, Texas, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing/Operational Excellence professional to lead cross-functional improvement projects. You will drive capacity, throughput, and first-pass yield improvements from assessment through sustainment, applying Lean methods and data-driven insights.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering or related field and 5+ years of manufacturing or operational excellence experience, with strong analytical and communication skills and U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, or technical field or equivalent education with 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience leading and sustaining measurable improvement projects using Lean methods and data.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional operational excellence projects to improve manufacturing capacity, throughput, productivity, cost, and first-pass yield from opportunity assessment through implementation and sustainment.
• Apply Lean methods and performance data to drive improvements and sustain gains.
• Strengthen daily management systems and standard work across teams.
• Coach employees and leaders while partnering with operations, quality, logistics, maintenance, and supply chain.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Industrial Engineering

Operational Excellence

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

Time Studies

Labor Standards

Capacity Analysis

Line Balancing

Root Cause Analysis

Error-Proofing

Daily Management Systems

Microsoft Excel

Cross-Functional Leadership

Ergonomics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Lead cross-functional operational excellence projects to improve manufacturing capacity, throughput, productivity, cost, and first-pass yield, from opportunity assessment through implementation and sustainment. Apply Lean methods and performance data, strengthen daily management systems, and coach employees and leaders while partnering across operations, quality, logistics, maintenance, and supply chain.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering, operations, or technical field, or equivalent education and directly related experience, plus at least five years of relevant manufacturing or operational excellence experience. Candidates should have demonstrated success leading and sustaining measurable improvement projects, experience with Lean methods, time studies, labor standards, capacity and process analysis, strong analytical and communication skills, and U.S. work authorization.

Key Skills: Lean Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operational Excellence, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Time Studies, Labor Standards, Capacity Analysis, Line Balancing, Root Cause Analysis, Error-Proofing, Daily Management Systems, Microsoft Excel, Manufacturing KPI Analysis, Cross-Functional Leadership, Ergonomics