Manufacturing Process Improvement Engineer

QuestSpecialty Corporation; Brenham (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

QuestSpecialty Corporation in Brenham, TX is seeking a Process Engineer to apply industrial and manufacturing engineering principles to improve throughput, capacity, reliability, labor utilization, and overall operating performance across its aerosol manufacturing operations.

The role analyzes production data, equipment performance, workflows, layouts, labor, and operating methods to identify constraints and implement practical improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering or related.
• 2–5 years manufacturing/industrial engineering experience with proven improvements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to translate data into shop-floor improvements.
• Experience with OEE, capacity analysis, line balancing, time studies, Lean/continuous improvement, and KPIs.
• Strong Excel/data-analysis skills; experience with automated manufacturing equipment or capital projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production performance, OEE, downtime, cycle times, changeovers, labor utilization, and production attainment to identify improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate line balance, bottlenecks, equipment utilization, capacity, material flow, and plant layouts to increase productive output.
• Develop and improve standard work, production standards, cycle times, labor standards, and visual performance measures.
• Lead and support continuous-improvement projects that reduce downtime, waste, changeover time, labor requirements, rework, and scrap.
• Identify and evaluate automation, mechanization, equipment, and capital projects; support implementation, commissioning, and performance validation.
• Support new product introductions and process changes by establishing practical manufacturing methods, capacity requirements, and operating standards.
• Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, HSSE, Scheduling, and Materials to solve recurring manufacturing problems and sustain improvements.
• Develop actionable performance reports and use data to measure the results and financial/operational impact of improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Excel data analysis

OEE analysis

Lean/continuous improvement

Line balancing

Time studies

KPIs

Manufacturing data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

Excel

Job description

QuestSpecialty Corporation in Brenham, TX is seeking a Process Engineer to apply industrial and manufacturing engineering principles to improve throughput, capacity, reliability, labor utilization, and overall operating performance across its aerosol manufacturing operations.

The role analyzes production data, equipment performance, workflows, layouts, labor, and operating methods to identify constraints and implement practical improvements.