Continuous Improvement Engineer
Legrand North America · West Hartford, CT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level continuous improvement role at Legrand North America (industrial) in West Hartford, CT. Lead/Support root cause analysis for process, quality, scrap, rework, downtime, and flow issues; develop corrective actions and verify the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, Value stream mapping, SMED
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–$150k.
Median of the low and high ends of 155 live postings that list pay, out of 413 continuous improvement openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Connecticut plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 412 other live lean / ci postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $101k–$144k, from 140 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 85%
- ✓ Six Sigma 57%
- ✓ Kaizen 52%
- ✓ Value stream mapping 49%
- ✓ Root cause 47%
- ✓ 5S 34%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kanban, Time studies, Tooling, 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 Legrand North America
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: Legrand North America in West Hartford
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Full description from Legrand North AmericaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- ✓Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Lean/Continuous Improvement manufacturing, continuous improvement, manufacturing engineering, or process improvement environment.
- ✓Strong hands-on process /mechanical aptitude with the ability to evaluate layouts, and production processes on the shop floor.
- ✓Strong analytical and technical skills with the ability to use data to identify improvement opportunities, quantify cost impact, and verify results.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to support or lead projects focused on productivity improvement, waste reduction, labor efficiency, cost savings, quality improvement, or process optimization.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Demonstrated success delivering measurable cost reductions, productivity gains, scrap reduction, cycle time improvement, or throughput improvement.
- ✓Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, A3, 8D, or other structured problem-solving methods.
- ✓Experience developing business cases, project charters, savings estimates, implementation plans, and sustainment controls for improvement projects.
- ✓Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, engage stakeholders, remove roadblocks, and deliver results on schedule.
- ✓Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and align diverse teams and functions.
- ✓Demonstrated effective and professional presentation skills, including the ability to communicate project results, cost impact, and next steps to leadership.
- ✓Strong leadership, coaching, team-building, and change management skills.
- ✓Ability to think creatively and strategically, and to take a proactive and aggressive goal-setting approach in developing a Lean culture.
- ✓Comfortable working across operations, quality, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, finance, and production teams to drive sustained improvement.
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and datacenter markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide.
Bridging power from sources to pathways to touchpoints, Legrand’s Electrical Infrastructure division combines innovation and quality to provide leading solutions for an evolving energy landscape. Our expertly designed products enable customers to confidently address the complex needs and challenges of electrification, while enhancing everyday experiences like plugging in, switching on, and staying connected. Committed to best-in-class service at every stage, we act as a trusted partner for our customers to ensure each project’s success and their continued satisfaction. Legrand's Electrical Infrastructure division includes the following brands and product lines: Girtz, Avtron, Power Bus Way, Cablofil, Connectrac, Wiremold and Pass & Seymour.
Legrand, North & Central America offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark
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At a Glance
Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join the Electrical Infrastructure divisio n in West Hartford, CT . The Lean Manufacturing Engineer will play a key role in accelerating operational excellence by identifying, prioritizing, and executing manufacturing optimization initiatives that reduce cost, improve productivity, eliminate waste, and strengthen process capability. This position will partner closely with operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and frontline teams to improve material flow, labor utilization, equipment effectiveness, cycle times, changeover performance, and overall process stability. The role is responsible for leading data-driven continuous improvement projects, facilitating Lean events, developing sustainable standard work, and delivering measurable savings through practical, shop-floor-focused improvements aligned with business goals.
What Will You Do?
- •Lead and execute high-impact continuous improvement projects that reduce manufacturing cost, improve productivity, increase throughput, and eliminate waste across operations.
- •Identify, quantify, and prioritize improvement opportunities using production data, time studies, value stream mapping, operator feedback, and direct shop-floor observation.
- •Drive implementation and sustained use of core Lean tools, including 5S, Kaizen, Cellular Manufacturing, Kanban Replenishment, SMED, Standard Work, Visual Management, and Value Stream Mapping.
- •Facilitate kaizen events and structured problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality, delivery, safety, and efficiency.
- •Optimize assembly, fabrication, and material flow processes to improve product quality, process repeatability, labor efficiency, machine utilization, and cycle time performance.
- •Evaluate work cells, layouts, workflows, tooling, fixtures, and equipment utilization to develop cost-effective solutions that improve productivity, ergonomics, safety, and space utilization.
- •Perform time studies and labor analyses to establish standard work, identify cost drivers, and support productivity improvement plans.
- •Lead/Support root cause analysis for process, quality, scrap, rework, downtime, and flow issues; develop corrective actions and verify the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
- •Partner with operations leadership to build and maintain a pipeline of improvement projects tied to plant objectives, productivity targets, and cost reduction goals.
- •Develop and sustain training for employees on Lean concepts, standard work, problem solving, waste identification, and continuous improvement behaviors.
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