Senior Productivity Engineer—Biotech Manufacturing

Bio-Techne; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

ESPP

Tuition Reimbursement

Mentorship Programs

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Bio-Techne’s Minneapolis site, a large-scale production hub for proteins, antibodies, ELISA kits and related reagents, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Productivity.

You will lead hands-on productivity improvements across upstream, downstream, and packing, partnering with frontline teams to reduce waste, balance workload, and boost throughput using Lean and data-driven methods. This role requires strong collaboration with Operations, Quality, and Maintenance to sustain gains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years driving manufacturing productivity improvements.
• Proven success in throughput and OEE improvements.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred; Black Belt a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong presence in manufacturing and operational areas with frontline employees and leaders to observe work and identify waste.
• Proactively identify productivity opportunities using data, observations, and site leadership alignment.
• Use time studies, standard-labor analysis, line balancing, capacity analysis, process mapping, and material-flow assessments to identify opportunities.
• Lead and implement high-impact process improvements to increase throughput, improve labor efficiency, reduce cycle time, balance capacity, and reduce scrap and cost.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean principles (Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S, Standard Work, visual management, root-cause analysis, Six Sigma).
• Lead Kaizens and productivity projects from problem definition through sustainment with cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, Maintenance, and Engineering to optimize processes and resolve barriers.
• Support frontline leaders in applying standard work, visual controls, and daily-management routines; document improvements.
• Coach teams in waste identification, structured problem solving, and improvement sustainment with clear baselines and handoff.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Process Mapping

Line Balancing

Time Studies

Standard Work

Kaizen

Six Sigma Green Belt

Data Analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Manufacturing performance systems

Job description

Bio-Techne’s Minneapolis site, a large-scale production hub for proteins, antibodies, ELISA kits and related reagents, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Productivity.

You will lead hands-on productivity improvements across upstream, downstream, and packing, partnering with frontline teams to reduce waste, balance workload, and boost throughput using Lean and data-driven methods. This role requires strong collaboration with Operations, Quality, and Maintenance to sustain gains.