Manufacturing/Process Engineer – Lean & Capital Projects

The Recruiting Hive; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruiting Hive is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa. The role focuses on developing, improving, and sustaining production processes with emphasis on stability, safety, and efficiency.

You will partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to drive repeatable manufacturing excellence. The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing/process engineering, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and strong Lean/Six Sigma capabilities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 4–7 years of hands-on manufacturing or process engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and capital projects.
• Strong working knowledge of process capability, cycle time analysis, scrap reduction, and efficiency metrics.
• Experience developing and maintaining detailed work instructions, standard work, and process documentation.
• Experience supporting capital equipment installation, commissioning, and process validation activities.
• Hands-on with production teams and proactive in problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Support daily manufacturing operations by monitoring process performance and addressing issues.
• Develop, document, maintain work instructions, process flows, routings, and standard work.
• Analyze production data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement process changes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Support new product or process introductions with setup, trials, and documentation.
• Lead Lean and Six Sigma initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead root cause analyses and implement corrective actions.
• Identify and reduce waste, scrap, and labor inefficiencies.
• Champion kaizen events and monitor improvement metrics.
• Sustain improvements via documentation and operator training.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Process capability

Process documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel up to 15%

Education

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

Job description

The Recruiting Hive is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa. The role focuses on developing, improving, and sustaining production processes with emphasis on stability, safety, and efficiency.

You will partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to drive repeatable manufacturing excellence. The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing/process engineering, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and strong Lean/Six Sigma capabilities to