Manufacturing Process Improvement Engineer

Top Echelon Software LLC; Decorah (IA); Presencial; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Top Echelon Software LLC is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa to develop, maintain, and improve production processes. You will focus on process stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support in collaboration with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

You will analyze production data, implement changes to improve safety, quality, and efficiency, lead kaizen events, and support equipment installation, commissioning, and process validation

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related) 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 and 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 and advanced problem-solving skills.

Responsabilidades

• 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 continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and related methodologies.
• Lead root cause analyses and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify and eliminate waste, reduce scrap, minimize labor inefficiencies, and lower material costs.
• Champion kaizen events and monitor improvement metrics and results.
• Sustain improvements by updating documentation and conducting operator training.
• Lead capital project initiatives from equipment selection to startup to enhance operations.
• Develop ROI analyses and technical specs for capital requests.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration for equipment installation and commissioning.
• Support process validation and acceptance testing for new or modified equipment.

Conocimientos

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or related)

Descripción del empleo

The Top Echelon Software LLC is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer in Decorah, Iowa to develop, maintain, and improve production processes. You will focus on process stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support in collaboration with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain.

You will analyze production data, implement changes to improve safety, quality, and efficiency, lead kaizen events, and support equipment installation, commissioning, and process validation