Senior Process Engineer - Remote, Manufacturing Reliability

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company; Dayton (OH); Remote; USD 104,000 - 122,000; Full time

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Job summary

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join the Growing Media Maintenance & Engineering team at a plant location. This remote role requires about 50% travel and will support manufacturing facilities within the Growing Media network.

You will lead maintenance engineering activities, CMMS implementations, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance reliability and reduce downtime across facilities.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering (Packaging, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical) or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 5–7 years operating in a manufacturing environment with reliability improvements.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work with diverse groups in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record for leading capital projects.
• Experience with Lean, TPM, RCA, Quick Changeover/SMED, Process Centerlines.
• Knowledge of statistics, process measurement and control.
• Experience with PC-based software (Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical liaison across operations, maintenance, safety, quality, procurement, and corporate engineering.
• Develop technical mastery for key manufacturing equipment (process and packaging).
• Lead CMMS implementations, including asset hierarchy, work orders, preventive maintenance optimization, and spare parts standards.
• Create and maintain equipment documentation, standards, and training materials.
• Develop and deliver technical training through a learning management system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve OEE and reduce costs.
• Diagnose problems using Root Cause Analysis tools and implement permanent solutions.
• Identify loss themes across facilities and document best practices and major issue resolutions.
• Partner with Plant Managers to execute manufacturing improvement plans.
• Lead Professional Maintenance (PM) efforts and equipment reliability projects across Growing Media network.
• Drive manufacturing variation out by analyzing data and implementing solutions.
• Develop rapid changeover standards using SMED principles.
• Contribute to capital cost reduction requests and asset maintenance prioritization.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement line-specific improvements.
• Help develop production line standards and routed standards.
• Coach facility maintenance personnel in CMMS sustainment.

Skills

Leadership

Capital projects

Lean manufacturing

TPM

Root Cause Analysis

SMED

Statistics

Process control

Change management

Maintenance

Analytical methods

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Job description

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join the Growing Media Maintenance & Engineering team at a plant location. This remote role requires about 50% travel and will support manufacturing facilities within the Growing Media network.

You will lead maintenance engineering activities, CMMS implementations, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance reliability and reduce downtime across facilities.