Manufacturing Engineer II: Lean
Make Choteau Home · Kalispell, MT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 7 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level continuous improvement role at Make Choteau Home (industrial) in Kalispell, MT.
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause
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.
Montana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 328 other live lean / ci postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $102k–$145k, from 117 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 85%
- Six Sigma 55%
- Kaizen 52%
- Value stream mapping 50%
- ✓ Root cause 45%
- 5S 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
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 Make Choteau Home
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.
Full description from Make Choteau HomeAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Applied Materials in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and maintain methods, sequences, and processes used in the fabrication of parts and final assemblies. You will work with other engineering teams to coordinate product releases, apply lean principles, and drive cost reductions while improving quality and productivity.
The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, test procedure development, and continuous improvement to ensure operational excellence.
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