Manufacturing Process Engineer: Lean & CAPEX Projects

We Do The Search; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

We Do The Search seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to develop, maintain, and improve production processes, focusing on stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4–7 years of hands-on experience in a production environment, Lean manufacturing experience, capital projects, and ability to travel up to 15%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related field) required.
• 4–7 years of hands-on manufacturing or process engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience in lean manufacturing.
• Experience with capital projects.
• Strong working knowledge of process capability, cycle time analysis, scrap reduction, and efficiency metrics.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining detailed work instructions, standard work, and process documentation.
• Experience supporting capital equipment installation, commissioning, and process validation activities.
• Must enjoy being hands-on working with production teams.
• Advanced problem-solving skills with practical application of root cause analysis methodologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing data.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.
• Ability to travel up to 15% to support the needs of the business.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean manufacturing

Capital projects

Root cause analysis

Process documentation

Drawings interpretation

Cross-functional teamwork

Data analysis

Travel up to 15%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

We Do The Search seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to develop, maintain, and improve production processes, focusing on stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4–7 years of hands-on experience in a production environment, Lean manufacturing experience, capital projects, and ability to travel up to 15%.