Manufacturing Process Improvement Engineer

H.T. Prof Executive Search; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manufacturing/Process Engineer role, recruited by H.T. Prof Executive Search, focuses on developing, maintaining, and improving production processes to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

You will drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and data analysis to reduce scrap, downtime, and cycle times while creating clear work instructions and scalable standard work for sustained performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related field) required.
• 4–7 years of hands-on manufacturing or process engineering experience 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.

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 (scrap, rework, cycle time, downtime) to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Implement process changes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Support new product or process introductions by assisting with process setup, trials, and documentation.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement corrective and preventive actions to address process issues.
• Champion kaizen events and monitor improvement metrics and results.
• Lead capital project initiatives by overseeing equipment selection, justification, installation, and startup.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

The Manufacturing/Process Engineer role, recruited by H.T. Prof Executive Search, focuses on developing, maintaining, and improving production processes to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

You will drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and data analysis to reduce scrap, downtime, and cycle times while creating clear work instructions and scalable standard work for sustained performance.