Manufacturing Process Engineer — Lean, Capex & CI Champion

Saint Cyr Partners; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Cyr Partners is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa to support production with focus on process stability and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include analyzing data, documenting processes, and leading improvement initiatives across Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

The role requires a hands-on engineer with 4–7 years of experience, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to travel up to 15%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical) required.
• 4–7 years hands-on manufacturing or process engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience in lean manufacturing and capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Monitor process performance and respond to issues to support daily operations.
• Develop, document, and maintain work instructions, process flows, routings, and standard work.
• Analyze production data (scrap, rework, cycle time, downtime) to identify improvements.
• Implement process changes to improve safety, quality, efficiency and throughput.
• Assist with process setup, trials, and documentation for new products or processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify and eliminate waste, reduce scrap, minimize labor inefficiencies, and lower material costs.
• Champion kaizen events and monitor improvement metrics and results.
• Sustain improvements by updating documentation and conducting operator training.
• Oversee capital project initiatives including equipment selection, installation, startup, and ROI analyses.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with vendors, Maintenance, and Operations for installation and commissioning.
• Support process validation, capability studies, and acceptance testing for equipment.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Capital projects

Process capability

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Saint Cyr Partners is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa to support production with focus on process stability and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include analyzing data, documenting processes, and leading improvement initiatives across Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

The role requires a hands-on engineer with 4–7 years of experience, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to travel up to 15%.