Continuous Improvement Engineer

Rangen Group

Continuous Improvement Engineer driving operational excellence across feed production facilities at Rangen Group. Engaging with teams to identify waste and improve manufacturing efficiency.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Spend significant time on the production floor engaging operators and identifying improvement opportunities at the source
Participate in daily Gemba walks with plant leadership to assess SQDCP performance and drive immediate countermeasures
Model Lean behaviors and drive cultural adoption through hands-on presence, enthusiasm, and coaching
Lead and facilitate kaizen events focused on SMED, waste elimination, material flow, and equipment reliability
Reinforce and support 5S, Standard Work, Problem Solving, Leader Standard Work, and Daily Management routines
Conduct time studies, process mapping, and bottleneck analysis across feed manufacturing processes
Drive improvements in throughput, labor utilization, equipment uptime and cost performance
Support implementation and follow-up on daily SQDCP boards
Identify top SQDCP gaps and convert them into structured CI projects using PDCA, A3s, and root cause analysis
Integrate safety and feed quality into all improvement activities
Support Quality Engineering, CAPA, and deviation investigations
Analyze production data including downtime, scrap trends, production variance, and throughput performance
Track CI actions, verify cost savings, and maintain accurate project documentation
Facilitate CI workshops, process improvement events, and on-site operator training sessions
Participate periodically in cross-plant kaizens and best practices sharing
Serve as a local technical resource for feed manufacturing processes
Document processes and support standardization efforts
Travel to support multi-site improvement initiatives
Other role responsibilities and projects assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering or equivalent experience
Lean and data-driven problem-solving experience
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
Comfort working on the production floor with operators and supervisors
Willingness to travel up to 50–70%
Comfort working on the production floor with operators and supervisors
Travel required up to 75% in the beginning, will get to a 50% level

Benefits

Comp & perks

attractive market wages
top tier benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

LeanSMED5SStandard WorkProblem SolvingPDCAA3sroot cause analysisprocess mappingbottleneck analysis

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationcoachingenthusiasmengagementfacilitationcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershiptrainingdocumentation