Process Engineer: Drive Lean, OEE & Productivity

Hirecruiting; Brenham, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirecruiting is seeking a Process Engineer in Brenham, TX to apply industrial and manufacturing engineering principles to improve efficiency, productivity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness across operations. The role analyzes production data, equipment performance, workflows, layouts, labor, and methods to identify constraints and implement practical improvements.

The candidate will lead CI projects, support new product introductions, and collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality,

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Analyze production performance, OEE, downtime, cycle times, changeovers, labor utilization, and production attainment to identify opportunities for improvement.
• 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.
• Perform capacity calculations, time studies, line balancing, root-cause analysis, and basic ROI/business-case analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Excel / Data analysis

Lean / CI

OEE analysis

Line balancing

Education

Bachelor's degree in IE/ME/Manufacturing

Tools

Excel

Job description

Hirecruiting is seeking a Process Engineer in Brenham, TX to apply industrial and manufacturing engineering principles to improve efficiency, productivity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness across operations. The role analyzes production data, equipment performance, workflows, layouts, labor, and methods to identify constraints and implement practical improvements.

The candidate will lead CI projects, support new product introductions, and collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Quality,