In lean practices, one of the seven types of waste is motion.  The extra steps taken by employees to accommodate inefficient layout, defects, reprocessing, overproduction or excess inventory and also inadequate equipment design is ‘waste’. Good ergonomic design will reduce awkward postures or excessive effort during work. Motion waste can be identified through the ergonomic risk factors. Non-value added motions in a manufacturing company were observed and evaluated using questionnaires, motion time study and also RULA. The modified Nordic questionnaires were distributed to 25 workers of the company. The posture of three workers from the welding section and one from the stamping section were sored using RULA.  The score showed that parts of the body that experience pain were the low back, upper back, shoulder, neck, trunk and legs were in awkward postures having overall scores of 5 and 6. The scores are in line with the survey feedback from the operators. The study showed that the use of ergonomics can eliminate or reduce waste especially non value added movements.  The ‘waste’ motion of ergonomics such as stretching, bending, awkward postures and extensive reaching can, not only contribute to the safety and health of workers but also productivity and efficiency.