Position: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Multiple offices: Seattle, WA, Las Vegas, NV or Portland, OR (On-Site Required)
Length: Permanent
- Direct employees currently authorized to work in the United States – no sponsorship available.
- Must be local to one of the office locations listed
Job Description:
Seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to analyze, design, and optimize both physical workflows (material flow, layout, automation) and digital workflows (data capture, dashboards, and KPIs) to enable high-volume fulfillment at the lowest possible cost. The ideal candidate blends hands-on factory or logistics experience with strong data analytics skills and a passion for bringing scalable, automated solutions to life within a rapidly growing, highly regulated industry.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Map current state production and distribution processes; quantify cycle time, yield, labor, and cost drivers; and identify high impact improvement opportunities.
- Design future state workflows and facility layouts that integrate automation, robotics, and ergonomic workstations to improve throughput, quality, and safety.
- Partner with the Product Engineer to ensure new hardware, packaging, and SKUs are purpose built for manufacturability, automation readiness, and compliant distribution.
- Lead or support capital projects: develop business cases, create equipment specifications, manage vendors, oversee installation, and validate performance.
- Develop and refine real-time dashboards and KPI frameworks (e.g., OEE, order-to-ship, yield, scrap, cost per unit) to drive data-driven decision making.
- Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical process control methodologies; facilitate Kaizen events and coach frontline teams on best practices.
- Build digital workflows that connect ERP/MES/WMS systems with shop floor data to eliminate manual data entry and double entry of data.
- Conduct time studies, line balancing, and capacity modeling to support production planning and scenario analysis.
- Collaborate with QC, Packaging Supply Chain, Operations, IT, Product, and Finance to align process changes with compliance requirements, inventory control, and financial targets.
- Document standard operating procedures (SOPs) and train cross-functional teams to ensure long-term sustainability of improvements.
- Stay current on emerging technologies and propose pilots that advance automation roadmap.
- Track and report project ROI, highlighting cost savings, productivity gains, and service-level improvements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field); advanced degree or professional certifications (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP) preferred.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience improving production, packaging, or distribution processes in CPG, food/beverage, or related industries.
- Proven track record delivering cost, throughput, and quality improvements through data analysis, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Working knowledge of material handling equipment, PLC/SCADA systems, robotics integration, and facility layout tools (AutoCAD, Visio, etc.).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable solutions. Proficient in SQL or BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for building dashboards and extracting insights.
- Excellent project management, communication, and change management skills; able to influence at all organizational levels.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, high growth environment; able to manage multiple priorities and adapt to shifting regulations.
POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK IS REQUIRED. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment.
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