Continuous Improvement & Industrial Engineer

Aventure StaffingSioux City, IA

$85,000 - $85,000 / year

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Overview

Remote

On-site

Compensation

$85,000-$85,000/year

Job Description

Continuous Improvement & Industrial Engineer

Full-time, Monday-Friday

Salary: $85k+ DOE We are recruiting a hands-on Industrial & Continuous Improvement Engineer for a mid-sized, high-volume manufacturing facility in the Sioux City area.

This role serves as a key change agent on the shop floor—leading Lean initiatives, optimizing plant layouts, driving equipment reliability, and managing small-to-medium capital improvement projects. If you thrive in a fast-paced plant environment, working directly alongside operations, maintenance, and supply chain teams to solve operational bottlenecks, this opportunity offers high visibility and immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities

Lean & Operational Excellence: Lead site-wide 5S, Kaizen events, visual workplace standards, and value stream mapping to eliminate waste and drive sustainable cost/safety improvements.
Standard Work & Process Optimization: Develop and maintain SOPs, perform time/labor studies, establish best practices, and train plant supervisors and operators.
Equipment Reliability (TPM): Partner with maintenance and operations to implement Autonomous Maintenance programs, conduct root cause downtime analysis, and boost equipment uptime.
Facility Layout & Workflow Design: Analyze material flow and bottlenecks, optimize cell layouts/warehouse spaces, and design efficient workflow arrangements.
Capital Project Management: Manage small-to-medium capital investments from concept and ROI analysis through vendor management, installation, and commissioning.
Data-Driven Problem Solving: Utilize Lean/Six Sigma tools (A3, 5 Why, Fishbone, DMAIC) to analyze downtime, labor, and production metrics for leadership reporting.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Operations Engineering (or related technical field).
3–5 years of industrial engineering or continuous improvement experience within a manufacturing facility.
Proven experience leading Kaizen events, 5S, SOP development, and structured root-cause analysis.
Proficiency in MS Excel and data analysis tools.
Hands-on shop floor presence with strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills.

Preferred:

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Direct experience with TPM, AutoCAD/layout software, CMMS, or Power BI.
Background in high-volume production, consumer goods, food processing, or industrial manufacturing.

Compensation

$85k or more, depending on experience
Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. 401(k). PTO and more.

Our job is to get YOU hired (and it's free!) Aventure Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. A drug screen and background may be required.

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