Continuous Improvement Engineer

The Marmon Group LLC

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings-which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway-you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We're committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone's empowered to be their best.

Location : Preferred near Transportation Group facilities......Included below.

Travel : Up to 50% (domestic)

About the Role

Join the fast-growing Marmon Transportation Products Group - a dynamic team of 30+ companies and 5,000+ employees focused on advancing industrial excellence. We are seeking a Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer to lead transformational improvement efforts through a powerful combination of Lean, process engineering, and industrial automation.

This is an individual contributor role with leadership influence, leading initiatives, and setting the bar for technical excellence. You will work hands-on with our plants to identify opportunities, scope solutions, and implement real, physical improvements to support growth and drive bottom-line impact.

As an individual contributor in a team atmosphere the drive to simultaneously be self-directed and feedback oriented, consistently seeking feedback, and ways to improve is a required attribute.

You will act as a technical leader and project driver across multiple business units, leveraging your CI expertise to identify improvement opportunities, implement sustainable solutions, and build Lean capability at all levels of the organization. This role also has a heavy team component including supporting corporate CI rollouts, facilitating webinars, leading shop floor kaizens, and delivering training to scale best practices across Marmon Transportation.

Team

The Marmon Transportation CI team drives growth across transportation business units through process improvements and automation. Many units face daily operational challenges, limiting future improvement planning. The CI team offers support by implementing "quick lean wins" with no capital investment and preparing for sustainable growth through automation. Our strategy includes identifying waste, conducting root cause analysis, and hosting lean Kaizen events. After stabilizing processes, we focus on innovation and automation projects. As our team grows, we aim to enhance our capacity to meet each unit's needs, improving safety, quality, and cost.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lean Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Lead 3 or more cross-functional projects to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Facilitate and execute Lean tools including Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen / Impact Events, A3 problem solving, and standard work development
• Partner with site leadership and process owners to identify process gaps and implement sustainable solutions
• Coach and mentor employees at all levels - from shop floor to leadership - in Lean thinking and sustainable operational practices
• Develop plant-level continuous improvement plans based on assessments and key business needs
• Track and report KPIs and CI progress; establish effective Management Review systems
• Assist in identifying metrics, creating dashboards, and reporting on progress toward plant and corporate CI targets
• Help lead Management Review and follow-up routines to drive accountability and sustainment
• Understand each business unit and locations place in the lean journey and guide them culturally and technically to the next step

Process Engineering & Automation

Mentorship & Technical Guidance

Team Culture

Work Ethic

Mentorship & Collaboration

People Centric Team

Qualifications Required

Preferred

What We Offer

Come join our team!

Pay Range :

56,000.00 - 84,000.00

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more!

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.