Process Engineer: New Product Development & Process Optimization

Pro Resources Staffing Services; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pro Resources Staffing Services seeks a Process Engineer for a client in Fort Wayne, IN. The role leads new product development, improves manufacturing processes, and drives continuous improvement; collaborating with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to bring products from concept to commercialization.

The position focuses on solving technical challenges, managing complex projects, and delivering measurable manufacturing performance improvements in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical engineering or similar technical field.
• Training and/or job-related experience in project management.
• 5+ years minimum with a web converting manufacturer.
• 10+ years minimum with a web converting manufacturer in a technical role.

Responsibilities

• Meets with customers and internal staff to understand and document product requirements, features, benefits, and performance characteristics.
• Plans, coordinates, and documents trials to meet requirements.
• Works with suppliers to identify and specify appropriate materials.
• Develops manufacturing methods and coordinates the design of new process equipment.
• Creates product specifications, quality plans, test methods, work instructions, risk assessments, and other documentation.
• Ensures the smooth release of new products to manufacturing once development is complete.
• Optimizes and improves processes and systems once products have been released to manufacturing.
• Develops cost models and budgets for trials, commercial production, and capital expenditures.
• Manages complex projects with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, stay organized, meet cost, and time budgets, and drive to completion.
• Prepares reports, presentations, and spreadsheets.

Skills

Project management

Education

Mechanical engineering

Chemical engineering

Electrical engineering

Similar technical degree

Job description

Pro Resources Staffing Services seeks a Process Engineer for a client in Fort Wayne, IN. The role leads new product development, improves manufacturing processes, and drives continuous improvement; collaborating with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to bring products from concept to commercialization.

The position focuses on solving technical challenges, managing complex projects, and delivering measurable manufacturing performance improvements in a dynamic environment.