Continuous Improvement Engineer

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Location: Liberty, SC

Reports To: Operations Manager

Compensation: $90,000 to $110,000 per year (base pay). Additional benefits as described.

Implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, variation, and overburden on people and processes, support employee engagement, lead improvement projects, train employees, and quantify results.

• Implement system to identify and solve problems involving all personnel.
• Apply Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence principles, tools, and techniques.
• Support leadership team in creating employee engagement in the improvement process.
• Lead, prepare, follow up, and close Continuous Improvement projects and events.
• Train all employees in tools used for improvement, including 5S, Lean manufacturing, SMED, Poka Yoke, Kaizen, TPM, Kanban, Standard Work, Value Stream Analysis.
• Quantify and report results of improvement events.
• Develop and maintain the annual Improvement Plan; gather input from Area Managers.
• Report monthly results, generate follow‑up actions, and present findings to corporate.
• Manage Rapid Improvement Events (RIE) such as CFC, Kaizen Blitz, TPM implementation, Kanban, Quick Changeover.
• Create and update training support materials.
• Design layouts according to lean manufacturing techniques and safety standards.
• Perform process capability and installed capacity analysis.
• Monitor and sustain scrap reduction results.
• Implement Tier 2 boards.
• Participate in Management Gemba board and validate measurement methods with Finance.

• Industrial, Manufacturing, or Business Management Engineering, or related field.
• AutoCAD, Solid Works, Microsoft Office.
• Poka Yoke, SMED, Methods Engineering.

• Minimum 2 years in engineering-related areas such as Maintenance, Production, or Quality.
• Information analysis capability.
• Creativity, complex problem‑solving, planning, proactivity, teamwork.
• Disciplined, analytical, good listener, ingenuity, commitment to the company.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Diverse and collaborative work environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Flexible PTO, paid holidays.
• Prescription Drug Plans, Retirement Savings Plan (401(k)).
• Basic Life Insurance, Onsite Physician, Employee Referral Program.

We prohibit pay discrimination and discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or other legally protected status.

Please note that this position may require access to technical data controlled under ITAR or EAR. Applicants must be U.S. persons or have necessary authorization to access controlled technical data. Compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations is a condition of employment.