Manufacturing Process Engineer - Lean & CI

smucker; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Smucker is seeking a Process Engineer for our Buffalo, NY manufacturing plant. This full-time, on-site role focuses on analyzing operations to improve throughput, yield, and overall process performance while building plant-team capabilities.

You will engage in Lean initiatives, data-driven improvements, and cross-functional collaboration to support new product launches and capital projects. Travel 1–2 times per year may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Problem solving and troubleshooting experience to identify root cause.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possess a "learner mindset" - always striving to learn more.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical mastery of the core production processes to deliver critical results
• Identify process improvements while interfacing with department managers and technicians to deliver effective initiatives
• Partner with technicians on corrective actions, implementations, and own and sustain results
• Model key safety and quality expectations related to plant operations and measure impact on process
• Implement Lean Manufacturing concepts in support of our High-Performance Organization (HPO) culture
• Leverage effective continuous improvement and problem-solving tools (why-why, fishbone, failure analysis, etc.) to address root cause
• Support startups for new product initiatives and capital projects
• Lead material and packaging improvements which could include managing material changes, qualifying alternate materials, delivering material cost savings, or participating in new product launches
• Collect, analyze, and utilize data to design and execute improvements
• Improve performance and drive loss optimization

Skills

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Interpersonal communication

Learner mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Smucker is seeking a Process Engineer for our Buffalo, NY manufacturing plant. This full-time, on-site role focuses on analyzing operations to improve throughput, yield, and overall process performance while building plant-team capabilities.

You will engage in Lean initiatives, data-driven improvements, and cross-functional collaboration to support new product launches and capital projects. Travel 1–2 times per year may be required.