Engineering Structures Jobs in Penns Grove

BioTalent is partnering with a leading life sciences manufacturer to appoint an Associate Director, Lean Deployment, to lead and elevate the organisation’s Continuous Improvement strategy across its New Castle, Delaware operations.

This is a high-impact role responsible for driving a culture of sustainable change by developing, embedding, and championing Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with site leadership and a global continuous improvement peer network to improve manufacturing and back-office processes while shaping long-term Lean strategy and deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership to develop and execute a site-wide Continuous Improvement roadmap within the organisation’s Lean Operating System.
• Lead transformation initiatives across critical operational areas.
• Facilitate Structured Problem Solving and Value Stream Mapping to guide teams through analysis, planning, and implementation.
• Build and enhance tiered visual and daily management systems that enable effective operational oversight.
• Plan and facilitate kaizen events that drive measurable, sustainable improvements.
• Identify and eliminate waste across transactional and manufacturing processes to increase efficiency and reduce cost.
• Deliver both formal and informal training on Lean and CI tools including Daily Management, Problem Solving, 6S, SMED, Kanban, OEE, and line efficiency.
• Coach and develop employees at all levels to expand Lean capability and CI mindsets.
• Challenge existing processes to elevate performance and drive continuous, sustainable improvement.
• Support improvements across other sites or functions as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven ability to engage leaders and shop-floor teams in Lean deployment.
• Demonstrated history of delivering sustainable results through CI initiatives.
• Practical experience in Lean Manufacturing and the deployment of a Lean Operating System.
• Strong knowledge of value stream improvement tools (e.g., SMED, 6S, Visual Management, Daily Management, standard work).
• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent preferred.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Proficiency in advanced statistical and Six Sigma techniques is an advantage.
• PMP certification or similar project management credentials preferred.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office and Visio.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, coaching, and problem-solving skills.

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Location: Penns Grove, NJ

Full-Time | Food Manufacturing / Warehouse Operations

Fuel Meals is a rapidly growing performance meal company building best-in-class operations from the ground up. We are looking for an Inventory Management Specialist who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and wants to take ownership of building scalable, disciplined inventory systems inside a food manufacturing and shipping warehouse.

This is a build-and-improve role. Someone who sees gaps, fixes problems, and creates structure where it doesn’t yet exist will excel in this position.

• End-to-end inventory accuracy across raw materials, packaging, and finished goods

• Daily cycle counts and full physical inventory processes

• FIFO/FEFO compliance and lot traceability

• Inventory reconciliation and root-cause analysis of variances

• Real-time MRP inventory reporting to support production and purchasing

• Implementation and improvement of SOPs for inventory control

• Waste reduction and shrinkage prevention initiatives

• Audit readiness and food safety compliance (HACCP, GMP, FDA standards)

• 2+ years of inventory experience in a warehouse or food manufacturing environment

• Strong understanding of FIFO, lot tracking, and production inventory flow

• Experience with ERP or inventory management systems

• High attention to detail with strong analytical skills

• Comfortable working in refrigerated and fast-paced production environments

• Self-starter who operates with urgency and accountability

• Process builder, not just process follower

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Forklift experience
• Experience in high-volume food production or meal prep manufacturing

We are scaling quickly. That means opportunity for impact, ownership, and growth.

You will have direct visibility into operations leadership and the ability to shape systems that support company-wide expansion. If you want to help build a disciplined, high-performance supply chain inside a scaling food company, this role is for you.