Manufacturing Process Engineer - Lean Improvement & Capital Projects

SteveRecruiter, LLC; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SteveRecruiter, LLC seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, IA to develop, maintain, and improve production processes. You will focus on stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support in collaboration with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, repeatable manufacturing.

Responsibilities include implementing process changes, documenting work instructions, and leading select kaizen initiatives while driving safety, quality, and efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• 4–7 years of hands-on manufacturing or process engineering in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze, improve, and sustain manufacturing processes.
• Experience in lean manufacturing.
• Experience with capital projects.
• Strong 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 with production teams.
• Advanced problem-solving with root-cause methodologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specs, and data.
• Strong cross-functional communication across Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.
• Travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Support daily manufacturing operations by monitoring process performance and addressing issues.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, process flows, routings, and standard work.
• Analyze production data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement process changes to enhance safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Assist with process setup, trials, and documentation for new products or processes.
• Lead Kaizen events and drive improvement metrics.
• Lead root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Identify and reduce waste, scrap, and labor inefficiencies.
• Oversee capital project initiatives: selection, justification, installation, startup.
• Prepare ROI analyses and technical specs for capital requests.
• Coordinate with vendors, Maintenance, and Operations for installations and commissioning.
• Support validation, capability studies, and acceptance testing for new/modified equipment.
• Sustain improvements with updated docs and operator training.
• Ensure alignment with quality systems and customer requirements.
• Participate in internal audits and documentation reviews.
• Foster a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Process capability

Cycle time analysis

Scrap reduction

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

SteveRecruiter, LLC seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, IA to develop, maintain, and improve production processes. You will focus on stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support in collaboration with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, repeatable manufacturing.

Responsibilities include implementing process changes, documenting work instructions, and leading select kaizen initiatives while driving safety, quality, and efficiency