Manufacturing Engineer: Lean & Process Improvement

Entegris; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible schedule

PTO

Education assistance

Career growth

Job summary

Entegris is seeking an Engineer I, Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in California. The role focuses on developing and implementing world-class manufacturing methods, improving safety, quality, efficiency and agility through process improvements.

The candidate collaborates with operations and engineering, supports Lean Six Sigma initiatives, creates routings and work instructions, and drives cost reductions while ensuring on-time delivery and 100% quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Lean Manufacturing Certification or experience.
• Experience creating routings, work instructions, ECR/ECO process.
• Strong SAP or other ERP system experience (Oracle, PeopleSoft).
• Experience with control systems documentation.
• Excellent written & verbal skills.
• Intermediate Excel skills; modeling, pivot tables, v-lookup, macros.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing processes and implement new process techniques to improve product flow, quality and first pass yields.
• Create/Revise part instructions and routings and train production personnel.
• Work with production to attain on-time shipping by eliminating quality/design issues and improving capacity.
• Lead lean-sigma projects to influence customer satisfaction and reduce lead times and costs.
• Promote and apply continuous improvement tools to remove non-value-added activities.
• Develop ROI data for equipment changes and coordinate design/purchase with fixtures in mind.
• Develop assembly techniques and cost-reduction plans.
• Participate in 6S and Kaizen activities and ensure safety practices.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Process improvement

Excel skills

Excellent communication

ERP experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP ERP

Oracle ERP

PeopleSoft ERP

Job description

Entegris is seeking an Engineer I, Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in California. The role focuses on developing and implementing world-class manufacturing methods, improving safety, quality, efficiency and agility through process improvements.

The candidate collaborates with operations and engineering, supports Lean Six Sigma initiatives, creates routings and work instructions, and drives cost reductions while ensuring on-time delivery and 100% quality standards.