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Welcome to the Acoustical Solutions Career Center!

Acoustical Solutions is an exciting, rapidly growing company looking for good people to join our team.

As a leading supplier of acoustical products and services, we help the environments inside restaurants, offices, schools, and churches “sound better” by reducing echo or blocking noise.

We are looking for new team members who are motivated to work hard and succeed in a team-oriented environment. Join our team today!

  • Competitive Wages
  • Paid Time Off
  • Matching 401K Retirement Plan
  • Advancement Opportunity
  • Health and Ancillary Benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance

Current Openings

October 16, 2023

Job Overview

The Lean Manufacturing Engineer II is an excellent problem solver who leads process, quality systems, and related continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing and warehousing operations. The role also works with the company’s suppliers, vendors, and partners to improve costs, quality, and service related to raw materials and operating supplies. The Manufacturing Engineer leads continuous improvement events, teaches CI tools, and is a key leader of CI activities across the operations department, and occasionally in other areas of the business.

Acoustical Solutions promotes a smoke, drug and alcohol-free work environment with mandatory pre-employment drug testing.

We are looking for someone who can:

Take their engineering experience and create new product manufacturing with process documentation and training. Self-sufficiency and a strong sense of job ownership are essential to this position. The perfect candidate would actively participate in problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives and represent Acoustical Solutions, LLC in a professional manner at all times

You’ll love this job because:

  • It’s creative and will allow you to increase our product offerings to our customers.
  • You’ll work with a great team of operations folks.

What you’ll do:

  • Participates in daily management (DM) and drives immediate RCA/CM by working closely with employees. A champion of the DM process.
  • Reduces cost by eliminating waste in all areas of operations, including manufacturing, warehousing, and other areas as assigned.
  • Designs equipment and methods for production and implements using Lean methodologies.
  • Develops capital equipment, including justifications, project plans, implementation, and results audits.
  • Teaches and leads others to learn and use lean/CI principles. Participates in Kaizen events. Leads kaizen events once certified.
  • Supports Item/BOM/Shop Router development and product costing activities.
  • Assists with design of scheduling systems using pull system, one piece flow, TOC and other lean methodologies.
  • Develops Kanban and oversees material management methodologies. Achieves inventory turns, stock outs and related goals.
  • Ensures standard work and other process documents are followed, maintained, and improved.
  • Accomplishes at least 8x annual salary in cost savings to company through process improvement, productivity, and quality gains, raw materials, supplies improvements, and general waste reduction. Documents improvements and quantifiable gains.
  • Assist VP of Operations and Sr. Staff with improvement projects and Strategy Deployment items. Leads SD action plans from time to time.
  • Assists with KPI reporting and data analysis to identify improvement opportunities. Leads action plans to improve KPIs in assigned areas.
  • Cell design. Optimizes use of floor space as measured by revenue generated per square foot and other metrics.
  • Assists team leaders in problem solving and improvement projects as assigned.
  • Ensures company safety, government compliance, and regulatory requirements are met for produced and warehoused products.
  • Other duties as assigned.

We’re looking for the right person who has:

  • BS degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related Engineering field.
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressive manufacturing engineering accomplishments in a lean/CI environment.
  • Lean certifications and SME Certifications a plus
  • A solid understanding of lean/continuous improvement principles, and a track record of developing and implementing lean business processes. Experience with international supply base a plus.
  • Goal oriented, organized, well developed financial analysis, negotiation and leadership skills.
  • Ability to work in a high stress, fast paced environment.
  • Valid Driver’s license
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • The ability to legally work in the United States

And is able to:

  • Always maintain a professional attitude.
  • Be organized and goal oriented
  • Work well within a team
  • Stand, sit, walk, stoop, use hands to inspect parts, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk and listen.
  • Lift and be able to repetitively carry 70 lbs.
  • Work in a non-climate-controlled environment and subject to construction noise, dust, heat, cold, etc.
  • Required to wear appropriate PPE as it pertains to task such as hard hat, safety glasses, steel toed boots.

Benefits provided are the following:

  • 401(k) match up to 4%
  • Health and Dental insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Vision Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Additional benefits offered at employee expense are:
    • Long Term Disability
    • Life insurance
    • Critical Illness
    • Hospital Confinement
    • Accident Insurance

Work Location: 3017 Vernon Rd. Henrico VA 23228

Pre-hire criminal background/drug screen. Complete and submit online employment application -or- send résumé to [email protected]

Important Announcements

Acoustical Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Acoustical Solutions is actively taking every measure to ensure the safety of our employees, their families and our customers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Acoustical Solutions promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment with mandatory pre-employment drug testing. Acoustical Solutions compliant with E-Verify and a background check prior to hire will be required.