Manufacturing Process Excellence Lead

Innovate Consulting; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovate Consulting in Houston is seeking an experienced Operational Excellence Engineer to lead the design, optimization, and standardization of manufacturing processes across our production operations.

You will drive continuous improvement, implement scalable systems, and support new product launches with cross-functional teams to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or manufacturing operations.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing manufacturing processes, not just maintaining existing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of manufacturing processes for new and existing product lines.
• Analyze production requirements and develop scalable manufacturing strategies for high-volume and repeat-order production environments.
• Define and optimize production sequences from material receipt through final assembly, testing, packaging, and shipment.
• Conduct time studies and labor analysis to establish realistic production standards and performance expectations.
• Perform value-stream mapping to identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and non-value-added activities.
• Develop and implement line-balancing and workload distribution strategies to maximize production capacity.
• Evaluate and recommend tooling, fixtures, equipment, automation solutions, and process technologies that enhance productivity, quality, and safety.
• Create repeatable manufacturing processes to support the introduction of new product categories and production capabilities.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve product designs for manufacturability, assembly, serviceability, and cost efficiency.
• Develop capacity models and provide recommendations for future labor, equipment, facility, and space requirements.
• Establish manufacturing performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Analyze performance data and provide actionable recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for recurring production, quality, and workflow issues.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement initiatives throughout the organization.
• Assist with production planning and operational improvement projects.
• Support business growth initiatives through manufacturing readiness planning and process development.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Lean principles

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Safety & quality focus

Education

Engineering degree (IE/Manufacturing/Mechanical)

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

ERP/MRP systems

MES

Capacity modeling tools

Manufacturing simulation

Job description

Innovate Consulting in Houston is seeking an experienced Operational Excellence Engineer to lead the design, optimization, and standardization of manufacturing processes across our production operations.

You will drive continuous improvement, implement scalable systems, and support new product launches with cross-functional teams to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.