Manufacturing & Process Engineer: Lean, CI, Capital Projects

Food Management Search, Inc.; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa to develop, maintain, and improve production processes with a focus on process stability and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, repeatable manufacturing, support capital projects, and apply Lean and Six Sigma methods to drive performance.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related field).
• 4–7 years of hands-on manufacturing or process engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience in lean manufacturing and capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of process capability, cycle time analysis, scrap reduction, and efficiency metrics.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain detailed work instructions, standard work, and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support daily manufacturing operations by monitoring process performance and responding to process 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.
• Lead capital project initiatives including equipment selection, justification, installation, and startup.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Capital projects

Root cause analysis

Process capability analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on

Strong communication

Travel up to 15%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa to develop, maintain, and improve production processes with a focus on process stability and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, repeatable manufacturing, support capital projects, and apply Lean and Six Sigma methods to drive performance.