Lean Process Engineer & On-Floor Ops Specialist

Opti Staffing; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Opti Staffing is partnering with a Portland-area manufacturer to hire a Manufacturing Process Engineer / Operations Specialist. This hands-on role focuses on quality improvement, workflow efficiency, waste reduction, and process consistency across operations on the production floor.

You will work with production, quality, and engineering teams, gather and analyze production metrics, and implement Lean initiatives to reduce downtime and variability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, on-floor problem solving and process improvement.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing principles and data-driven optimization.
• Ability to analyze production metrics and identify trends.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing manufacturing process improvement initiatives across production operations.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and engineering teams to identify inefficiencies.
• Observe workflows and implement Lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Partner with Production Manager to identify waste, downtime, and bottlenecks.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve efficiency, consistency, and throughput.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Data analysis

Excel

Teamwork

Problem solving

Hands-on

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Lean tools

Job description

Opti Staffing is partnering with a Portland-area manufacturer to hire a Manufacturing Process Engineer / Operations Specialist. This hands-on role focuses on quality improvement, workflow efficiency, waste reduction, and process consistency across operations on the production floor.

You will work with production, quality, and engineering teams, gather and analyze production metrics, and implement Lean initiatives to reduce downtime and variability.