Senior Process Improvement Engineer — Lean & TPM

The British American Tobacco Group; Tobaccoville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health and welfare benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Reynolds American is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer III in Tobaccoville, NC to drive Lean, TPM, and continuous improvement across manufacturing. You will analyze KPIs, lead data-driven projects, and partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality to deliver measurable efficiency gains.

The role emphasizes problem‑solving, standardization, and sustaining improvements with a focus on safety, quality, and cost reduction in a high-throughput environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or related technical discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing operations, process improvement, Lean Manufacturing, TPM, equipment reliability, or operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong ability to analyse production data, identify process losses, prioritise opportunities, and develop actionable improvement plans.
• Understanding of manufacturing KPIs including OEE, MTBF, downtime, waste/scrap, throughput, changeovers, quality defects, and process stability.
• Experience using structured problem‑solving methodologies such as Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys, 6W2H, Process Mapping, and corrective action plans.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing process improvements focused on safety, quality, productivity, reliability, and cost reduction.
• Analyse production data and KPIs (OEE, MTBF, downtime, waste, throughput) to identify losses and improvement opportunities.
• Lead Lean, TPM, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve process stability and operational performance.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality to implement sustainable solutions.
• Utilise root cause analysis and problem‑solving methodologies to resolve recurring issues and standardise best practices across operations.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

OEE

Data analysis

Root Cause Analysis

5 Whys

6W2H

Excel

Problem solving

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Power BI

MES

Ignition

Historian Databases

OMS

Job description

Reynolds American is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer III in Tobaccoville, NC to drive Lean, TPM, and continuous improvement across manufacturing. You will analyze KPIs, lead data-driven projects, and partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality to deliver measurable efficiency gains.

The role emphasizes problem‑solving, standardization, and sustaining improvements with a focus on safety, quality, and cost reduction in a high-throughput environment.