Shopfloor Continuous Improvement Engineer (Lean & TPS)

Industrious Ventures; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with company match

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Discretionary Bonuses

Job summary

Hera Technologies is seeking a dedicated OPEX Specialist to optimize factory flow and drive continuous improvement on the shop floor. You will conduct time-and-motion studies, develop standard work, and lead TPM/5S initiatives to enhance throughput and quality.

The role focuses on safety, cost reduction, and value for customers through a hands-on approach, floor-based analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 1–4 years in CI/manufacturing engineering or operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Conduct time studies, evaluate cycle times, identify bottlenecks and baseline metrics.
• Develop and maintain detailed Standard Work, SOPs, and work instructions emphasizing quality and safety.
• Serve as shop-floor CI focal, conducting process analysis and validating maturity to reduce waste and improve throughput.
• Lead Kaizen events, DMAIC/8D/5-Why, collect pre-event data and implement improvements.
• Apply TPS and lean principles daily to eliminate waste and optimize layouts and methods.
• Support Visual Factory and 5S deployment and sustainment on all production centers.
• Collect, validate, and analyze production data to support project selection and KPI tracking.
• Coach and collaborate with operators, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.

Skills

Time & Motion Studies

Standard Work

Process Mapping

TPS Principles

Kaizen methodologies

Lean tools

MS Office

Communication

Shop-floor coaching

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Hera Technologies is seeking a dedicated OPEX Specialist to optimize factory flow and drive continuous improvement on the shop floor. You will conduct time-and-motion studies, develop standard work, and lead TPM/5S initiatives to enhance throughput and quality.

The role focuses on safety, cost reduction, and value for customers through a hands-on approach, floor-based analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.