TPS Engineer: Lean Manufacturing & Kaizen Lead

Tg Missouri Corporation; San Antonio, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyoda Gosei Texas is seeking a Toyota Production Systems Engineer to apply TPS principles across the interiors and exterior plastics manufacturing areas in San Antonio, TX. The role focuses on improving productivity, quality, safety, and operational efficiency, leading continuous improvement initiatives and supporting production teams.

Essential duties include implementing JIT and Kanban systems, developing efficient layouts, and problem-solving with PDCA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field is required.
• 1–4 years of experience in Toyota Production Systems (TPS) or manufacturing engineering is required.
• Experience with AutoCAD or SolidWorks is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, quality, safety, and efficiency.
• Support production teams and apply TPS principles across manufacturing processes.
• Develop and optimize plant layouts, and implement Kanban/JIT systems.

Skills

TPS knowledge

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Industrial engineering sense

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Toyoda Gosei Texas is seeking a Toyota Production Systems Engineer to apply TPS principles across the interiors and exterior plastics manufacturing areas in San Antonio, TX. The role focuses on improving productivity, quality, safety, and operational efficiency, leading continuous improvement initiatives and supporting production teams.

Essential duties include implementing JIT and Kanban systems, developing efficient layouts, and problem-solving with PDCA.