Hands-On Process Engineer - Plastics Manufacturing

True North Consultants, Inc.; Griffin (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to serve as the primary process-engineering resource in our Griffin, GA facility.

The role requires independence and hands-on ownership of process-improvement initiatives across production, maintenance, quality, and leadership teams. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and has proven manufacturing-process experience with strong analytical and statistical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Chemical or Mechanical preferred.
• Production/manufacturing experience as a Process Engineer required.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• Root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement experience.
• Experience creating and revising SOPs, work instructions and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve existing production/manufacturing processes.
• Design, run, test, analyze, and upgrade systems and processes.
• Evaluate production, process-control, and quality systems using data and statistical analysis.
• Apply working knowledge of statistics, including mean, standard deviation, process variation, and related measurements.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective-action initiatives.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Develop and establish procedures and best practices that support consistent, high-quality operations.
• Create and revise written procedures and work instructions based on process data and findings.
• Develop practical and innovative solutions to improve production rates and product quality.
• Work directly with production, maintenance, quality, and plant leadership to implement improvements.
• Train employees on new processes, procedures, and process improvements.
• Support ongoing digitalization and modernization of manufacturing processes.

Skills

Independent work

Analytical skills

Statistical analysis

Root-cause analysis

Process improvement

SOP writing

Data-driven manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to serve as the primary process-engineering resource in our Griffin, GA facility.

The role requires independence and hands-on ownership of process-improvement initiatives across production, maintenance, quality, and leadership teams. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and has proven manufacturing-process experience with strong analytical and statistical skills.