Manufacturing/Process Engineer - Lean & CAPEX Projects

Your Talent Team; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, IA to support and improve manufacturing processes. The role emphasizes process stability, continuous improvement, safety, and collaboration with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities include leading process changes, data analysis, capital project support, and developing standard work. Must have 4–7 years hands-on experience and a strong Lean/Six Sigma background, with up to 15% travel.

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.
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze, improve, and sustain manufacturing processes.
• 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.
• Hands-on experience with production teams is preferred.
• Advanced problem-solving skills with practical root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing data.
• Strong communication across Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.
• Travel up to 15% to support business needs.

Responsibilities

• Support daily manufacturing operations by monitoring process performance and responding to issues.
• Develop, document, and maintain work instructions, process flows, routings, and standard work.
• Analyze production data to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Implement process changes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Support new product or process introductions with setup, trials, and documentation.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Identify and reduce waste, scrap, and labor inefficiencies.
• Champion kaizen events and monitor improvement metrics.
• Sustain improvements by updating documentation and conducting operator training.
• Lead capital projects from equipment selection to startup.
• Prepare ROI analyses and specifications for capital requests.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration for equipment installation and commissioning.
• Support process validation and acceptance testing for new or modified equipment.
• Maintain documentation reflecting capital project changes.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Engineering drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Your Talent Team is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, IA to support and improve manufacturing processes. The role emphasizes process stability, continuous improvement, safety, and collaboration with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities include leading process changes, data analysis, capital project support, and developing standard work. Must have 4–7 years hands-on experience and a strong Lean/Six Sigma background, with up to 15% travel.