Senior Process & Automation Engineer

Greenworks; Tennessee; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacation, Holidays & Sick Leave

Job summary

Greenworks Tools in Morristown, TN is seeking a Process Industrial Engineer (PIE) to lead Lean manufacturing, automation, and continuous improvement across the plant. You will drive efficiency, safety, and throughput while developing standard work and training materials.

You'll collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to deliver cost reductions, optimized layouts, and successful production launches for new products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years in IE/Manufacturing/Process Engineering within manufacturing.
• Proven success leading process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Lean principles and tools.
• Experience with time studies, workflow analysis, and optimization projects.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives across operations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Analyze production processes using time studies, labor utilization, line balancing, and capacity planning.
• Drive automation initiatives, support equipment selection, validation, and optimization.
• Optimize factory layouts, material flow, and workstation design.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and use Lean tools like VSM, 5S, OEE and PDCA.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to solve challenges.
• Lead cross-functional projects focused on operational excellence.
• Support new product introductions with manufacturing process readiness.
• Develop standard work, process docs, and training materials.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Time Studies

Line Balancing

Automation

Value Stream Mapping

OEE

PDCA

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP/MES

AutoCAD

Visio

Job description

Greenworks Tools in Morristown, TN is seeking a Process Industrial Engineer (PIE) to lead Lean manufacturing, automation, and continuous improvement across the plant. You will drive efficiency, safety, and throughput while developing standard work and training materials.

You'll collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to deliver cost reductions, optimized layouts, and successful production launches for new products.