Manufacturing Project Engineer - Lean Improvement Leader

Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and life insurance

Company-paid disability

FSAs and dependent care options

Vision benefits

Gym discounts

Job summary

Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces in Temple, TX, is seeking a Project Engineer to lead manufacturing improvement initiatives from concept through completion, collaborating with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Continuous Improvement teams to deliver measurable safety, quality, yield, productivity, and cost improvements.

The ideal candidate will have a strong project-management background, hands-on engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, and the ability to translate technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of engineering or project management experience in manufacturing.
• Experience leading capital projects and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage capital and improvement projects through full lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and CI teams.
• Analyze processes and implement actions to improve safety, quality, yield, and cost.
• Support equipment upgrades, plant layouts, and workflow optimization.

Skills

Project management

Manufacturing engineering

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Asana

AutoCAD

Inventor

Minitab

Job description

Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces in Temple, TX, is seeking a Project Engineer to lead manufacturing improvement initiatives from concept through completion, collaborating with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Continuous Improvement teams to deliver measurable safety, quality, yield, productivity, and cost improvements.

The ideal candidate will have a strong project-management background, hands-on engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, and the ability to translate technical