Remote Senior Process Engineer: Manufacturing Reliability

The Scotts Company; Ohio; Remote; USD 104,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

ScottsMiracle-Gro is seeking a Senior Process Engineer for the Growing Media Maintenance & Engineering team. This remote role, near an existing plant, requires up to 50% travel.

You will provide technical support to manufacturing facilities, drive reliability improvements, and help design and rollout maintenance strategies across the Growing Media network. The role calls for a BS in Engineering and 5–7 years of manufacturing experience with a proven background in process improvement, CMMS

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering (Packaging, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical) or equivalent.
• 5-7 years in manufacturing with reliability improvements.
• Proven leadership and collaboration across diverse teams.
• Experience with Lean, TPM, RCA, SMED, and related continuous improvement tools.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical liaison across operations, maintenance, safety, quality, procurement, and engineering.
• Develop technical mastery of manufacturing equipment (process and packaging).
• Implement CMMS in regions, including asset hierarchy, work orders, preventive maintenance optimization.
• Create and maintain equipment documentation (CIL standards, process centerlines, maintenance standards, troubleshooting guides).
• Develop and deliver technical training via learning management system (LMS).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve OEE and reduce costs.
• Diagnose problems using RCA tools (Fishbone, 5-Why, FMEA) and implement permanent solutions.
• Identify common loss themes and document best practices across facilities.
• Partner with Plant Managers to execute manufacturing improvement plans.
• Lead the Professional Maintenance (PM) pillar and equipment reliability projects.
• Drive manufacturing variation out by data analysis and implementing solutions.
• Develop rapid changeover standards through SMED principles.
• Contribute to asset maintenance and cost-reduction CAPEX requests.
• Lead bottleneck identification and solution implementation across lines.
• Develop production line standards and routed standards.
• Coach facility maintenance staff on CMMS sustainment.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Root Cause Analysis

Lean methodologies

SMED

Change management

Data analysis

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

ScottsMiracle-Gro is seeking a Senior Process Engineer for the Growing Media Maintenance & Engineering team. This remote role, near an existing plant, requires up to 50% travel.

You will provide technical support to manufacturing facilities, drive reliability improvements, and help design and rollout maintenance strategies across the Growing Media network. The role calls for a BS in Engineering and 5–7 years of manufacturing experience with a proven background in process improvement, CMMS