Continuous Improvement Engineer
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Job Location:
Sacramento, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Movement Changes Lives.
At Balanced Body we dont just manufacture equipment; we craft the tools that empower people to achieve their best selves. From our state-of-the-art facility in Sacramento we blend traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge engineering to lead the global Pilates industry.
As a Continuous Improvement Engineer you arent just a data personyou are a floor-level leader. Using Industrial Engineering rigor and Lean methodologies you will dismantle bottlenecks eliminate waste and build a more scalable disciplined operating system. You will partner across Production Supply Chain and Quality to turn how weve always done it into a world-class manufacturing standard.
Key Responsibilities
1. Operational Flow & Industrial Engineering
- Capacity & Labor Analysis: Conduct time studies and line balancing to ensure our teams are set up for success matching labor to demand with precision.
- Value Stream Optimization: Mapping the journey from raw material to finished productreducing WIP waiting times and unnecessary movement.
- The Balanced Body Standard: Develop document and sustain the standard operating procedures (SOPs) that ensure every piece of equipment we ship meets our premium quality standards.
2. Lean Execution & Data Visualization
- Lead Kaizen Events: Facilitate cross-functional workshops that convert pain points into clear actions owners and due dates.
- Visual Management: Build and maintain the heartbeat of the plant through KPIs OEE tracking and Power BI dashboards that make performance visible to everyone from the operator to the executive.
- Root Cause Mastery: Lead structured problem-solving (DMAIC/8D) on recurring issues to move the facility from firefighting to proactive data-driven execution.
3. Coaching & Cultural Leadership
- Shop Floor Credibility: Spend significant time at the Gemba. Build trust with operators and leads to foster a culture of Respectful Challenge.
- Team Development: Train and coach the frontline on Lean principles 5S and SMED empowering them to own their work areas.
- Cross-Functional Bridge: Collaborate with Maintenance and Engineering to identify reliability losses and implement sustainable countermeasures.
- Education: Bachelors degree in Industrial Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience: 37 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
- Technical Toolbox: Deep knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and structured problem-solving
- Data Savvy: Proficiency in Excel is required; experience with Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power BI is a significant plus.
- Bias for Action: You are equally comfortable at a standing desk analyzing data as you are on the floor with a stopwatch and a wrench.
- Change Agent: You have the soft skills to navigate change management bringing people along on the journey rather than just mandating it.
- Disciplined Thinker: You balance a passion for improvement with a disciplined use of data and root-cause thinking.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Move better, live better. Your comprehensive resource for Pilates equipment and instructor education from Balanced Body—the leader in Pilates since 1976.
