Manufacturing Process Engineer: CI & OEE Improvement

Guardian Protection Products; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonhard is seeking a Process Engineer to evaluate and improve manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting capital projects for production efficiency and equipment reliability.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analyses, developing standard work and FMEA, improving OEE, and collaborating with maintenance. Lean methods and MES/PLC familiarity are preferred, with a Bachelor in engineering and 5+ years of GMP manufacturing experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma preferred but not required.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in a GMP environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause analysis for process failures.
• Develop and maintain standard work instructions.
• Develop and maintain Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Improve production line efficiency to increase OEE.
• Support maintenance in equipment troubleshooting.
• Re-engineer existing equipment for optimization, reliability, safety and throughput.
• Lead CI initiatives in 5S, waste reduction, and value-stream mapping.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Standard work

CI initiatives

Ergonomics

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Manufacturing Execution Systems

I/O and 24V controls

Job description

Stonhard is seeking a Process Engineer to evaluate and improve manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting capital projects for production efficiency and equipment reliability.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analyses, developing standard work and FMEA, improving OEE, and collaborating with maintenance. Lean methods and MES/PLC familiarity are preferred, with a Bachelor in engineering and 5+ years of GMP manufacturing experience.