Industrial CI Engineer – Lean Six Sigma

Pay & Benefits

• Compensation: Direct Hire $100–130k

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Retirement Planning: 401(k) with employer match

• Time Away: Paid vacation, personal time, and holidays

• Additional Support: Employee assistance program (EAP)

• Coverage: Life and disability insurance

• Career Growth: Ongoing training and advancement within a growing organization

About the Role

Join a new, fast-growing manufacturing location and play a key role in shaping its future. This is a highly visible, hands-on role where you will build a Continuous Improvement program from the ground up, streamline production, and optimize processes across a high-output environment. The right candidate thrives in fast-paced, challenging settings, enjoys ownership of major initiatives, and is energized by turning ambitious ideas into measurable results.

Key Responsibilities

• Build Continuous Improvement Programs: Design, implement, and maintain a CI program tailored to a high-production facility.

• Optimize Layouts & Workflow: Evaluate and refine production floor layouts to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and support growth.

• Drive Process Improvements: Lead projects to remove bottlenecks, improve cycle times, and increase throughput using Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma principles.

• Project Leadership: Manage cross-functional initiatives, integrating new equipment and processes to minimize downtime.

• Standardize Operations: Develop SOPs, process maps, and best practices to ensure consistent, sustainable results.

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Production, Design, and R&D teams to ensure manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and seamless implementation of improvements.

• Champion Change: Act as a change-maker and advocate for continuous improvement throughout the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred but not required)

• 5 years of industrial or process engineering experience in high-production manufacturing

• Strong experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or other process improvement frameworks

• Proven success in project management and driving CI initiatives from concept to implementation

• Hands-on mindset with the ability to thrive in dynamic, fast-paced production environments

• Proficiency in CAD/CAM or engineering design software

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

• Collaborative mindset with ability to influence teams and lead change

Work Environment

• On-site at a clean, well-organized, high-production facility

• Hands-on, fast-paced, and occasionally chaotic environment that rewards innovation and ownership

• Occasional travel for vendor visits, audits, and equipment evaluations

Why This Role is Unique

• Be the architect of a new Continuous Improvement program at a growing facility

• Own high-impact projects that directly influence plant efficiency and cost savings

• Work in a dynamic, high-output environment where challenges are embraced and results are recognized

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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