Process Engineer

About the Role:
The Manufacturing Process Engineer, also known as Process Engineer or Industrial Process Engineer, plays a critical role in designing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes within a high-volume metal fabrication and automotive manufacturing environment. This role focuses on applying lean manufacturing principles, advanced process planning, and continuous improvement methodologies to support production ramp-ups, quality performance, and long-term operational growth in an automotive supplier setting.

Responsibilities:

• Create and manage manufacturing process design projects from concept through production launch.

• Translate customer requirements and technical specifications into robust, scalable manufacturing processes.

• Apply lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and waste reduction principles to new and existing processes.

• Develop and maintain manufacturing process flows, control plans, and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses.

• Analyze high Risk Priority Number items and implement PFMEA risk reduction and corrective action plans.

• Participate in Product Quality Planning activities and cross-functional quality and engineering teams.

• Evaluate production trial runs in collaboration with quality assurance to ensure process capability and compliance.

• Establish, document, and update standard work instructions, operating procedures, and process documentation.

• Lead Kaizen events, lean productivity improvement initiatives, and value-added process optimization efforts.

• Create facility floor layouts, value stream maps, and material flow strategies to support efficient production.

• Develop return on investment analyses and business cases for capital equipment and tooling investments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Proven experience in process engineering within metal fabrication, automotive manufacturing, or high-volume production environments.

• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing, Kaizen, value stream mapping, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Hands-on experience creating PFMEA documents, control plans, and manufacturing process flows.

• Ability to analyze production data, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.

• Experience supporting production launches, ramp-ups, and ongoing process optimization initiatives.

• Proficiency with manufacturing documentation, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.

• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with quality, engineering, operations, and leadership teams.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting automotive supplier manufacturing environments and quality systems.

• Familiarity with capital equipment justification, cost analysis, and ROI development.

• Knowledge of production trial validation, process capability studies, and continuous improvement metrics.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams, lean events, or productivity improvement projects.

• Background in facility layout planning and material flow optimization.

• Long-term production planning experience supporting sustained growth and increased customer demand.