Continuous Improvement Engineer

Headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, Wyld produces the best Cannabis edibles and beverages on the market using real fruit and natural flavors. When adventure calls, we answer - always ready to embrace challenges, test boundaries, and push limits. Our company ethos is founded in strong values and our Pillars of Commitment to our communities and the Earth itself. Our ambitious team embraces challenges, tests boundaries, and is always ready for adventure.

Wyld THC operates in AZ, CA, CO, IL, MA, MD, MI, MO, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OH, OR, WA, and across all of Canada with more launches on the horizon. Our CBD line is available nationwide across all states!

Ability to excel in a fast-growing/fast paced environment delivering accuracy while managing to deadlines where adaptability is imperative.

Embody Wyld Core Values, The Wyld Way

Wyld’s core values are the driving force and energy behind everything we do. These values drive our culture, our business philosophy and our philanthropic efforts. It is the cornerstone for all that we do here at Wyld.

-Make a Mark

-We Blaze Our Own Trail

-Brand First

-We Mean Business

Summary

The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for driving operational excellence across production, packaging, and inventory departments. This role focuses on process improvement, implementation strategy, data collection and analysis, training, and change management to improve efficiency, quality, and consistency across operations. The position plays a critical role in optimizing workflows, reducing waste, and supporting cross-functional alignment to ensure improvements are effectively adopted and sustained.

The Continuous Improvement Engineer also ensures all process enhancements align with cannabis industry regulations, GMP standards, and internal safety and compliance requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Process Improvement:
  Identify operational inefficiencies across production, packaging, and inventory, and apply continuous improvement methodologies to increase throughput, reduce waste, improve quality, and standardize best practices.
• Strategy Implementation:
  Develop and execute improvement roadmaps and implementation plans, ensuring initiatives are aligned with operational goals, scalable across sites, and compliant with regulatory and business requirements.
• Data Collection and Analysis:
  Collect, interpret, and report on operational data to identify trends, measure performance, and validate the effectiveness of improvement initiatives through clear metrics and KPIs.
• Training and Development:
  Partner with Operations leadership to train, coach, and support Production, Packaging, and Inventory teams on process improvements, standard work, and new workflows to drive sustained adoption and performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate closely with Distribution, Business Intelligence, Operational Excellence leadership, and Operations managers to ensure alignment, remove barriers, and support smooth rollout of new processes, tools, and technologies.
• Compliance and Change Management:
  Ensure all process changes and improvements meet cannabis industry regulations, GMP standards, and internal safety and quality requirements, supporting audit readiness and operational consistency.
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned based on business needs

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in continuous improvement or process engineering, preferably in manufacturing operations or highly regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of process optimization tools.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (Excel, Power BI, ERP, or similar).
• Preferred Certification in Six Sigma and Lean Practitioner.
• Familiarity with GMP and OSHA standards.
• Proven ability to manage complex…