Lean Engineer II

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

The main responsibility of this position is to deliver quantifiable improvement results in the form of Quality, Safety, Delivery & Cost within assigned Value Stream.

About The Job

• Utilizing Value Stream Mapping; drive continuous improvement across Production/Administration processes in the areas of Quality, Safety, Delivery & Cost through Kaizens & Lean Six Sigma projects.
• Provide leadership in the execution of projects within assigned Value Stream. Provide project expertise in the form of Lean Six Sigma tools & methodologies. Review and monitors project progress to assure quality and adherence to project and company objectives.
• Mentor Lean Small Group Activities projects & events
• Support a Lean specialty sub-committee; and become a Subject Matter Expert in the focused-area.
• Personal development through LF training, self-improvement research and benchmarking / networking activities.
  
  
  
  

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or a combination of relevant experience and/or formal training)
• 3+ years of experience in the same capacity and Industrial Engineering
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong ability to communicate across different levels and departments of the organization
• Strong mathematical aptitude
• Strong systems perspective
• Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt certification is an advantage
• Lean knowledge or experience is an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
  
  
  

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 – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.

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 variety of benefits, competitive salary, bonuses, flexible working hours, remote working as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.