Process Engineer - Lean Manufacturing & Capital Projects

H. T. PROF Group; Decorah (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

H. T. PROF Group is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to support our production goals by developing, maintaining, and improving processes.

This role emphasizes process stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support in partnership with Operations, Quality, Maintenance and Supply Chain. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in engineering and 4–7 years of hands-on experience in a production setting, with proven Lean and Six Sigma experience, process

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 working 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.

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.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Process data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on with production teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical)

Job description

H. T. PROF Group is seeking a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to support our production goals by developing, maintaining, and improving processes.

This role emphasizes process stability, continuous improvement, and capital project support in partnership with Operations, Quality, Maintenance and Supply Chain. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in engineering and 4–7 years of hands-on experience in a production setting, with proven Lean and Six Sigma experience, process