Continuous Improvement Engineer

nVent•Oregon, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Engineer supports the nVent TRACHTE portfolio within the Engineered Building Solutions business unit at the Oregon, Wisconsin manufacturing facility. The facility produces engineered steel buildings that protect critical electrical and control equipment for utility, renewable energy, data center, and industrial applications. This newly created position advances manufacturing excellence and supports future growth by partnering with site operations teams to improve consistency, process execution, and long-term business outcomes. The role identifies and implements improvements across fabrication, welding, paint, material handling, and final assembly. It applies Lean principles to strengthen safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and material flow, while developing sustainable solutions with operations, quality, engineering, and production teams. The position also establishes and monitors practices and metrics that help maintain improvement results.

Requirements

A bachelor's (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field is preferred.
Ideally, 3+ years of experience applying Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles in a manufacturing environment, including leading Kaizen events and value stream mapping initiatives.
Experience leading manufacturing process improvement projects in areas such as workflow optimization, facility layout, inventory management, material flow, or production operations.
Working knowledge of Lean tools and methodologies, including 5S, Standard Work, Kanban, value stream mapping, visual management, and root cause analysis.
Strong project management, analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence change across all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with ERP, MES, warehouse management systems, or similar manufacturing technologies.

Responsibilities

Identify, develop, and implement manufacturing process improvements that increase safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and material flow using Lean principles and tools.
Lead improvement projects across fabrication, welding, paint, material handling, and final assembly operations.
Partner with operations, quality, engineering, and production teams to prioritize opportunities and implement sustainable solutions.
Analyze manufacturing processes, workflows, facility layouts, and material movement to reduce waste, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve flow.
Lead Kaizen events and structured problem-solving activities to identify root causes, implement solutions, and sustain improvements.
Develop standard work, visual management practices, and process documentation to improve consistency and operational effectiveness.
Monitor key performance metrics to evaluate improvement initiatives and ensure results are sustained.