Industrial Engineer – Multi-Site Lean & CI Leader
Albany International Corp. · Salt Lake City, UT
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management continuous improvement role at Albany International Corp. (industrial) in Salt Lake City, UT.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Plant layout, AutoCAD, SAP
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–$149k.
Median of the low and high ends of 124 live postings that list pay, out of 335 continuous improvement openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Utah plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 334 other live lean / ci postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $101k–$145k, from 116 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 86%
- ✓ Six Sigma 54%
- Kaizen 51%
- Value stream mapping 47%
- Root cause 44%
- 5S 31%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Plant layout, AutoCAD, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with 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 Albany International Corp.
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?
- The posting mentions a Green Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- 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 Albany International Corp.As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components to push innovation. This role analyzes work flows, improves facility layouts, and supports cost control and production records systems across two sites.
We seek an engineer with 3+ years in design or related fields, AutoCAD experience, and strong MS Office skills. SAP experience and Six Sigma Green Belt are preferred. Day shift, on-site in Utah operations.
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