Lean Engineer

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Lean Engineer

Responsible for analyzing moderately complex value streams to identify and recommend continuous improvement opportunities in the form of quality, safety, delivery, and cost.

About The Job

• Analyzes moderately complex value stream mappings to develop continuous improvement recommendations. Analysis focuses on production/administration processes in the area of quality, safety, delivery, and cost. (60%)
• Draws conclusions on potential improvement strategies for review with the lean team. Recommendations may be shared with the business. (25%)
• Tracks project progress to ensure quality and adherence to project and company objectives. (10%)
• Supports a lean specialty sub committee in area of focus. (5%)
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  
  

About You

• Education: Bachelor or university degree
• Experience: Atleast 2 years of related work experience
• Familiarity with lean practices (six sigma, kaizen)
• Yellow belt certification preferred
• Experience with global manufacturing companies preferred
• Knowledge in MS Office
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong communication skills
• High attention to detail
  
  
  
  

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Customer Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Results Driven – support us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems.

We are an equal-opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

We offer a competitive salary package and a variety of benefits, including Medical, Life, Disability, and Retirement benefits as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.