Manufacturing Process Engineer: Lean & Process Improvement

Mountville Mills, Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountville Mills, Inc. is seeking a process engineer to drive improvements across our rubber/matting manufacturing operations. You will own the technical performance from raw materials to finished goods and work to raise throughput and quality.

You will analyze processes, lead root-cause investigations, design new equipment, and develop standard work and SOPs, partnering with Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency with data analysis tools (Excel, Minitab, or similar)
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma methodologies
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to improve yield, cycle time, and quality
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for process-related defects and downtime
• Design, specify, and implement new equipment, tooling, and process changes
• Develop and maintain process documentation: work instructions, standard operating procedures, process flow diagrams
• Partner with Quality to ensure processes meet specification and regulatory requirements
• Support new product introduction - scale lab/pilot processes to full production
• Conduct time studies, capacity analysis, and line balancing
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Ensure all process changes comply with safety standards and do not compromise worker safety

Skills

Problem solving

Root-cause analysis

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Reading technical drawings

Tools

Excel

Minitab

Job description

Mountville Mills, Inc. is seeking a process engineer to drive improvements across our rubber/matting manufacturing operations. You will own the technical performance from raw materials to finished goods and work to raise throughput and quality.

You will analyze processes, lead root-cause investigations, design new equipment, and develop standard work and SOPs, partnering with Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.