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Senior Industrial Engineer — Lean & Data-Driven Process Design

Cts Technology Solutions, Inc. · New Orleans, LA

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Level
Senior
Team
Lean / CI
Degree
Required
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
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The role in 30 seconds

A senior continuous improvement role at Cts Technology Solutions, Inc. (industrial) in New Orleans, LA.

They ask for
5+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Lean

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Continuous Improvement roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$152k.

Median of the low and high ends of 126 live postings that list pay, out of 326 continuous improvement openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Louisiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 325 other live lean / ci postings in the US.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $103k–$149k, from 113 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Typical (5+ years)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Lean 86%
  • Six Sigma 55%
  • Value stream mapping 49%
  • Kaizen 49%
  • Root cause 44%
  • 5S 32%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Cts Technology Solutions, Inc.

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 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. 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. 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. 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 Cts Technology Solutions, Inc.As posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

include project management, data analysis, and process design.

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Cts Technology Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Industrial Engineer in New Orleans, Louisiana, for a 12+ month contract role with potential for extension and full-time opportunity. This position involves applying advanced Industrial Engineering techniques to drive improvements in manufacturing and engineering operations.

The candidate must have an ABET accredited degree and at least 5 years of experience, with skills in MESci, Aurora, and constraints-based scheduling.

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