Job Description
At LEGO Manufacturing Virginia, we are building more than products — we are building capabilities, improving processes, and shaping the future of our operations. We are looking for a Production Engineer to join our Prepack area, a critical part of our manufacturing value stream where performance, quality, and continuous improvement come together.
Job Description
Creation, improvement and change of procedures, followed to a success deployment.
Support during the installation of new equipment and engineering changes.
Daily support in production lines.
Search for opportunity areas to improve equipment and processes.
Contact with suppliers, quotations and purchases.
Improvement projects following the guidelines in LEGO Project Management.
Continuous improvement projects following the guidelines in LEGO Continuous Improvement (LCI).
Comply with IMS requirements.
Maintenance and updating of information (Combi, SAP BW, reports, etc).
Interaction and support production systems.
Support to other areas with respect to implementations of projects where production could be affected.
LCI Tools implementation and maintenance.
Play your part in our team succeeding!
This role will have exposure to work with different areas in the Virgina site and other sites, seeing topics that vary from day-to-day operation in Prepack, to brand protection and novelty confidentiality with several departments.
Prepack is where individual LEGO bricks become a complete and trusted part of a LEGO set. Through advanced automation and precise verification, the team transforms molded parts into accurately counted and sealed inner bags that meet the highest standards of safety. quality, and performance—creating the foundation for every LEGO experience built around the world.
Do you have what it takes?
Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineer or related field preferred.
Demonstrated experience in engineering in a manufacturing facility.
Experience in packaging processes preferable.
Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
Advanced proficiency in structured problem-solving methodologies (PDCA, RCA, 5 Why, FMEA, etc), applied across safety, quality, and performance domains.
Experience leading cross-functional improvement initiatives, kaizens, or task forces with a sense of proactiveness.
Strong capability to move from analysis to sustainable, system-level solutions, not just local fixes.
Proven ability to mentor and coach supervisors, technical and operators teams elevating overall capability.
Strong data analysis skills to interpret daily performance metrics (OEE, PPH, downtime, losses) and translate data into clear actions and priorities.
PC advanced level (office), PowerBI and data management.
Projects execution, integrated management system (safety and quality) experience.
Project Management Skills.
Greenfield technologies experience.
Join the global LEGO® team
Compensation
The salary for this position has a range of $84,674.00 - $127,010.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.
Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
What’s in it for you?
Here are some of what to expect:
Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.
We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.
We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.
Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.
We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
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