Process Engineer: Lean Manufacturing & Process Innovation

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Missouri; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site café

Temperature-controlled work area

Additional perks

Job summary

Natoli Engineering in St. Charles, MO, seeks a Process Engineer to analyze and improve manufacturing processes, design and test new methods, and drive operational excellence in the plant.

You will lead Lean and Kaizen initiatives, collaborate with equipment vendors, and guide technicians while ensuring quality and cost reductions across production lines. This role emphasizes hands-on process development in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Focused experience in manufacturing process design and improvement.
• Lean and Kaizen training or certification preferred.
• Ability to lead teams and coordinate with vendors.
• Strong problem-solving and statistical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs and conferring with equipment vendors.
• Develop processes by studying product requirements and testing methods and equipment; design and modify as needed.
• Improve efficiency by analyzing workflows, space, and layout; optimize production lines.
• Design testing methods to assure product and process quality and establish standards.
• Provide cost data and forecasts by calculating production, labor, and material costs; review schedules.

Skills

Lean principles

Kaizen

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Complexity handling

CAD

CAD/CAM

MS Office

Tools

CAD

CAD/CAM

MS Office

Job description

Natoli Engineering in St. Charles, MO, seeks a Process Engineer to analyze and improve manufacturing processes, design and test new methods, and drive operational excellence in the plant.

You will lead Lean and Kaizen initiatives, collaborate with equipment vendors, and guide technicians while ensuring quality and cost reductions across production lines. This role emphasizes hands-on process development in a manufacturing setting.