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The Process Engineer is responsible for making problems visible, establishing and maintaining standard work, improving material and information flow, and eliminating waste through application of Continuous Improvement principles.\nThe Process Engineer serves as the primary technical resource for process-related issues and is responsible for driving sustainable improvements that increase productivity, improve quality, reduce lead time, and enhance the overall customer experience.\nThe role operates with a hands-on approach, spending significant time on the production floor observing processes, identifying opportunities, implementing improvements, and developing people.\nEssential Responsibilities\nOwn manufacturing process performance within the B-Series Value Stream. \nMonitor and improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance. \nIdentify process constraints, bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and sources of variation. \nImprove process capability and stability through standardization and disciplined problem solving. \nEnsure manufacturing processes are capable of consistently meeting customer requirements.\nLead implementation of Continuous Improvement principles throughout the value stream.\nEstablish and maintain visual management systems that make abnormalities immediately visible.\nSupport implementation of pull systems, flow improvements, and waste elimination initiatives.\nPromote a culture where the customer is the first priority and people are respected and developed.\nDrive a culture of continuous improvement where problems are identified and addressed at their source.\nIdentify and prioritize high-impact improvement opportunities based on business impact and lead Kaizen activities that improve flow, productivity, quality, delivery, and cost performance while ensuring improvements are sustained and results are maintained over time.\nDrive improvements in: First Pass Yield\nProductivity\nThroughput\nLead Time\nInventory\nOn-Time Delivery\nCost\n\nLead structured root cause investigations using methodologies such as 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, A3 Problem Solving, and PDCA, ensuring corrective actions eliminate root causes and prevent recurrence.\nSupport cross-functional problem solving activities with Product Specialists, Product & Quality Engineers, Supervisors, Operators, and Supply Chain.\nProvide direct support to production operations, observing processes, resolving process-related issues, identifying improvement opportunities, and ensuring alignment between documented standard work and actual execution.\nImprove workstation design, Layout, ergonomics, Tooling, Fixtures, and material presentation. \nDevelop and maintain standard work, manufacturing work instructions and process documentation.\nConduct time studies, line balancing, labor optimization, and process analysis activities to improve manufacturing flow, productivity, capacity utilization, and resource efficiency through process redesign and waste elimination\nPartner with Product Specialists to ensure customer requirements can be effectively executed within production processes. \nPartner with Product & Quality Engineers to separate process issues from product design issues. \nWork closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to implement improvements. \nSupport new product introductions and process changes to ensure successful manufacturing execution.\nQualifications/Requirements\nBachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university\n5+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrial engineering or Continuous Improvement role within a manufacturing environment\nStrong Analytical and data-driven decision making\nStrong understanding of:Manufacturing processes (machining, casting, assembly, etc.)\nProduction systems\n\nExperience with:Developing Standard work\nWork Instructions\nProcess Documentation\nLeading Kaizen\nProblem Solving\n2D and 3D CAD softwares (AutoCad, Creo, and Solidworks)\nProficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI for data analysis, reporting, and performance tracking.\n\nExperience working cross-functionally in a manufacturing or value stream environment\nDesired Characteristics\nDemonstrated experience applying Toyota Production System, Lean, or continuous improvement principles\nStrong problem-solving mindset with focus on elimination of root causes\nAbility to prioritize work based on business impact\nStrong communication skills across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams\nAbility to operate as the technical authority for manufacturing processes within a value stream.\nHigh ownership mindset with accountability for process performance and operational results\nPassion for developing people and improving processes\nDresser is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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