Senior Process Engineer: Continuous Improvement & Safety

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.; New London (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) with company match

Product discounts

Flexible time off

Adoption benefits

Job summary

Fortune Brands Innovations is hiring a Senior Process Engineer to lead continuous improvement and safety initiatives across plant processes and equipment. You will install, validate and set up process equipment with modern technology, write work instructions, and partner with cross-functional teams to achieve measurable OEE improvements.

The role is onsite full-time in New London, NC, requiring strong data-driven problem solving, project leadership and a passion for manufacturing excellence.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of demonstrated industrial/manufacturing engineering experience.
• 5+ years in process improvement with demonstrated projects and impact.
• Knowledge and application of improvement tools including PDCA, SMED, 6 Sigma.
• Proven interpersonal & communication skills at all organizational levels.
• Experience writing SOP and work instructions.
• Proven & effective facilitation, leadership, mentoring, and training skills.

Responsibilities

• Directs the design, development and/or improvement of manufacturing process for an assigned area.
• Analyzes product designs for best method of manufacture.
• Designs and tests new equipment, processes, procedures and systems while developing equipment layouts.
• Develops and facilitates data-driven process improvements focused on OEE and safety.
• Develops equipment requirements and specifications that support the design of the manufacturing process for an assigned area.
• Supports the purchase and installation of new equipment associated with assigned area of the manufacturing plant.
• Leads and mentors Root Cause Analysis (RCA’s) that mitigate hindrances to increased OEE and safety.
• Evaluates operations and equipment to ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Quantifies improvements by measurable impacts to OEE, MUV, Takt, CM, ROI, BOM, MTBF and WIP reduction.
• Identifies, plans and facilitates process improvements and strategic capital projects.
• Support the development and use of plant standards for 5S and visual management.
• Optimizes new systems and upgrades to existing processes and facilities.
• Provides leadership and technical support for all related processes for their area of responsibility within the facility.
• Actively identifies new areas for learning and takes advantage of learning opportunities.
• Insure lessons learned are analyzed and documented.

Skills

OEE optimization

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

B.S. in Engineering or related field

Tools

SOP documentation

DMAIC toolkit

PLC knowledge

Job description

Fortune Brands Innovations is hiring a Senior Process Engineer to lead continuous improvement and safety initiatives across plant processes and equipment. You will install, validate and set up process equipment with modern technology, write work instructions, and partner with cross-functional teams to achieve measurable OEE improvements.

The role is onsite full-time in New London, NC, requiring strong data-driven problem solving, project leadership and a passion for manufacturing excellence.