Process Engineer

Responsible for improving production processes to ensure operational efficiency, product quality, and cost effectiveness. This role will lead cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing workflows, implement continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. The position plays a key role in developing best practices, training team members, and supporting daily operations to meet production targets.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with the Operations Management team to plan, coordinate, and implement improvement projects.
• Collaborate with supervisors, engineers, and maintenance to resolve production bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
• Coordinate with cross-functional departments to ensure timely and effective project execution, including follow-up after adjustments to verify results and provide ongoing support.
• Provide consistent updates and progress reports to the leadership team from project initiation through completion.
• Support employee training initiatives, including equipment operation, safety, and CNC router programming.
• Develop and maintain standardized operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency and repeatability in production processes.
• Serve as a Production Supervisor when needed, leading crews to meet production goals.
• Assist with CNC router programming and ensure proper utilization of programming standards.
• Oversee the tooling procurement and utilization of various routers throughout the facility.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to maintain compliance with company and customer requirements.
• Recommend and communicate process improvements that promote continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Responsibilities

• Utilize various hand tools.
• Practice and model proper safety rules and procedures. Wear proper PPE equipment as required for the area including a full protective suit and respirator. Be familiar with SDS requirements.
• Report to and be ready to work at the scheduled start time.

SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide guidance to other employees throughout the management of projects.

COMPETENCIES:

• Communication: Articulate complex matters and effectively express ideas and information in a clear and organized manner so it is understood by others, both orally and in writing. Speak professionally with various levels of individuals to build strong professional relationships.
• Professional Judgement: Use critical thinking, analysis, and assessment of implications, identification of patterns, making connections of underlying issues, and the ownership of the outcome.
• Managing Performance: Take responsibility for one’s own or one’s employee’s performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
• Business Acumen: Understand business implications of decisions; work through business situations resulting in positive outcomes and improved financial performance.
• Judgement and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Experience and/or Training:

• Leadership experience and capabilities.
• Experience in successfully executing a project in its entirety.
• Working knowledge of necessary industry-related tools.

Licenses/Certificates: None

Technology/Equipment: High-level experience with computer operating systems, such as Microsoft, Word, and Excel. Learn Insight 2020.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in field related to manufacturing.

Experience and/or Training: 1 year in a leadership role. Experience with tooling, routers, and basic hand tools, i.e. expanders, etc.

Licenses/Certificates: None

• Technology/Equipment: Familiarity with using Insight 2020