Lean Manufacturing Engineer V.I.E
Forvia · Blue Springs, MO
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level continuous improvement role at Forvia (automotive) in Blue Springs, MO. Follow-up of the FES deployment plan, to support the Plant Improvement Plan (PIP) execution.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, TPM, SMED, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Time studies
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$150k.
Median of the low and high ends of 129 live postings that list pay, out of 329 continuous improvement openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Missouri plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live lean / ci postings in Missouri.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 90%
- Kaizen 60%
- Value stream mapping 50%
- Six Sigma 50%
- Root cause 40%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 40%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Forvia
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Forvia in Blue Springs
1 other open role at this site.
- Process Engineer · Process
Full description from ForviaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
responsibilities
The role of the Lean Manufacturing Engineer is to maximize plant performance and profitability with accountability on direct labor by strict application of the FES (Faurecia Excellence System) operating principles.
Skills, Education, and Experience
- ✓Knowledge of quality matters
- ✓International mind set, overseas experience a plus.
- ✓Strong teamwork sense
- ✓Good communication skills
- ✓Master’s degree in engineering or business
- ✓Experience in production in an industrial environment
- ✓English required.
- ✓Good communication and interpersonal skills
- ✓Results oriented.
- ✓Entrepreneurship mindset
- ✓Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management
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New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be.
Faurecia Services Group
With 248 industrial sites, 37 R&D centers and 100,000 employees in 37 countries, Faurecia is one of the world’s top ten automotive suppliers.
Faurecia’s mission is to develop technologies for Sustainable Mobility and create personalized experiences for the Cockpit of the Future. At the same time, we offer solutions to meet the challenges of future generations, in line with our convictions.
As a leader in our four activities, Seating, Clean Mobility, Interiors and Clarion Electronics, we work hand in hand with manufacturers to design innovations that meet society’s new expectations, particularly in terms of the environment, connectivity, and autonomous driving.
Our teams design, develop, produce, and deliver cutting-edge solutions for intuitive on-board living and sustainable mobility.
Together, we are inventing the car of the future, connected and autonomous.
Faurecia?
New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you are willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be!
Faurecia’s VIE Program
The VIE Program of Faurecia is an international young graduate program, which enables young graduate’s native from the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28 to work for one of our subsidiaries around the world!
Business France, the French agency for international business development, oversees all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following link: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/ and http://careers.faurecia.com/job-offers
PLEASE NOTE: Your application must be submitted in English to be considered by our non-French speaking teams in our plants worldwide.
PLEASE NOTE: As part of your international development, you cannot perform a VIE in the country of your citizenship.
Your position and environment?
Our Faurecia Interior Systems (FIS) plant in Blue Springs, Missouri (North America) is looking for you as a VIE Lean Manufacturing Engineer .
Your main missions will be to
- •Develop in coordination with the management team the site and department Annual Improvement/FES Acceleration Plans.
- •Participate in Plant MOD cost budget construction and achievement, through efficient “MOD cost management” and “MOD cost improvement plan”.
- •Follow-up of the FES deployment plan, to support the Plant Improvement Plan (PIP) execution.
- •Ensure understanding at plant level of FES KPIs and the link with P&L results to properly prioritize the FES plan.
- •Contribute to the application and/respect of FES Principles in Programs from design stage (lean process design, MIFD, validation of Equipment design, cardboard workshop activities, Standardized Work, OHP, process layout, packaging, etc.).
- •Support Standardized Work construction and adherence, development of OHP (primarily GAP Leader and Supervisor role and routines), as the main foundations to achieve high levels of operational performance.
- •Support the implementation of FES improvement tools for production reliability, change over Standards (flexibility), reduction of Line stoppages, Line balancing, and overall MOD efficiency.
- •Support the FES&P Manager in the application of the FES methodologies and tools through active participation on the shop floor.
- •Transfer FES knowledge and experience to plant personnel through shop floor improvement activities.
- •Drive teamwork and problem-solving activities, lead Production Solving Groups nd workshops (5S, Hoshin, TPM, SMED, 8 Quality Basics, Improvement Ideas, HSE, etc.).
- •Contribute to the lead time reduction through the implementation of continuous flow, layout optimization, pull-system and speed up flows by coaching and/or leading FES/Lean principles workshops.
- •Ensure the respect of safety instructions, policies, and procedures. .
- •Support commitments established in the ISO 14001 Environmental Policy.
Candidate profile
Leadership Competencies
- •Cultivates Innovation
- •Cultivates Innovation
- •Manage Ambiguity
- •Manage Complexity
- •Customer Focus
- •Drives Results
- •Optimizes Work Processes
- •Learning Agility
- •Political Savvy
- •Demonstrates Self-Awareness
- •Collaborates with Others
- •Instills Trust
Ready to take on a new challenge?
Apply and join us!
