Sr. MFG Engineer - Factory Efficiency

American Locker • North Las Vegas, NV

17d

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Factory Efficiency is the owner of factory performance improvement.
Your mission is to systematically increase throughput, reduce waste, stabilize processes, and unlock capacity across fabrication, powder coat, and assembly—without adding unnecessary headcount or capital.
This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who can move comfortably between:

● Data analysis
● Shop-floor observation
● Kaizen leadership
● Executive-level conversations about capacity and margin

Requirements

• 7–10+ years manufacturing or industrial engineering experience
• Proven success driving Lean and Six Sigma initiatives
• Experience in fabrication, sheet metal, or complex assembly environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence without formal authority

Nice To Haves

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Green Belt minimum)
• Experience in high-mix / engineered-to-order manufacturing
• ERP experience (MIE Trak strongly preferred)
• Experience working directly with executive leadership

Responsibilities

• Factory Throughput & Capacity
• Map value streams across fabrication, finishing, and assembly
• Identify and quantify constraints, bottlenecks, and flow disruptions
• Increase throughput using Lean principles, not heroics
• Support capacity modeling tied to revenue growth plans
• Lean & Six Sigma Execution
• Lead structured Lean and Six Sigma initiatives (DMAIC, Kaizen)
• Establish standard work, visual management, and daily management systems
• Reduce variation and instability in critical processes
• Coach operators and supervisors on Lean thinking
• Labor Efficiency & Cost Reduction
• Analyze labor utilization and cycle times by operation
• Eliminate non–value-added work
• Improve ergonomics, material presentation, and line balance
• Partner with Costing and Finance to quantify savings
• Scrap, Rework & Quality Improvement
• Identify top drivers of scrap and rework
• Apply root cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone, SPC)
• Implement poka-yoke and mistake-proofing solutions
• Ensure fixes are documented and sustained
• Systems, Standards & Sustainability
• Convert improvements into documented standard work
• Ensure standards are reflected in ERP routings and labor models
• Establish metrics to prevent regression
• Build repeatable CI playbooks—not one-off wins
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with Operations leadership
• Support Manufacturing Engineering Manager on factory-wide initiatives
• Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing Engineering on DFM/DFA

Benefits

• You’ll have opportunities to advance. We’re fans of helping our employees learn different aspects of the business, be challenged with new tasks, mentored, and grow.
• We celebrate one another's differences and ideas. We're proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion - and, we have programs that bring us together on important issues and provide educational opportunities for all employees
• A generous benefits package (Medical, Vision, Dental)
• 401K with employer match
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Accrued Paid Sick Leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed