Job Type
Full-time
Position Summary:The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for driving operational excellence across Rangen Group's feed production facilities by improving safety, quality, throughput, and manufacturing efficiency. This role partners with plant & senior leadership, operators, and cross-functional teams to identify waste, stabilize processes, and standardize best practices using data-driven problem solving and Lean methodologies. The role serves as a facilitator and coach-enabling teams to solve problems, sustain improvements, and strengthen Rangen's culture of continuous improvement across livestock, pet, and aquaculture feed operations.
Requirements
What You'll Do:- 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
What You'll Bring:- 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
What Makes You a Great Fit:- Feed manufacturing or industrial operations experience
- Lean certification preferred
- ERP/MES familiarity
- Servant-leader mindset and strong coaching ability
- Advanced analytical skills: ability to collect and analyze data and problem-solve
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, etc.)
Salary Description
$100,000 to $120,000
