Manufacturing Process Engineer — Lean & Capital Projects

Calqulate Metrics Ltd; Decorah (IA); Presencial; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in Decorah, Iowa seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to develop, maintain, and improve production processes, focusing on stability and continuous improvement. You will work with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure efficient, safe, and repeatable manufacturing processes.

You will lead continuous improvement initiatives, coordinate capital projects, and drive safety, quality, and efficiency improvements across the plant.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related); 4–7 years of hands-on manufacturing or process engineering experience is preferred.
• Strong lean manufacturing experience and capital projects experience.
• Advanced problem-solving with practical root-cause analysis; capable of interpreting engineering drawings and manufacturing data.

Responsabilidades

• Support daily manufacturing operations by monitoring process performance and addressing issues.
• Develop, document, and maintain work instructions, process flows, routings, and standard work.
• Analyze production data (scrap, rework, cycle time, downtime) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement process changes to improve safety, quality, efficiency and throughput.
• Assist with process setup, trials, and documentation for new products or processes.
• Lead kaizen events and drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/Six Sigma methods.
• Lead root cause analyses and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify and eliminate waste; reduce scrap and labor inefficiencies; lower material costs.
• Coordinate capital projects from equipment selection to startup; prepare ROI analyses and technical specs.
• Support process validation, capability studies, and acceptance testing for equipment.

Conocimientos

Lean

Six Sigma

Root Cause Analysis

Process Capability

Cycle Time Analysis

Scrap Reduction

Efficiency Metrics

Communication

Travel

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related)

Descripción del empleo

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in Decorah, Iowa seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to develop, maintain, and improve production processes, focusing on stability and continuous improvement. You will work with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure efficient, safe, and repeatable manufacturing processes.

You will lead continuous improvement initiatives, coordinate capital projects, and drive safety, quality, and efficiency improvements across the plant.