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You will leverage Lean methodologies and data-driven insights to enhance production efficiency, safety, and quality standards, ensuring our shop floor operations remain agile and high-performing.\n\nResponsibilities\nOwn the definition and documentation of standard work processes to eliminate tribal knowledge and ensure repeatable, high-quality production outcomes.\nAnalyze production data to identify bottlenecks in cycle time, labor balance, and material flow, implementing structured countermeasures to resolve performance gaps.\nLead cross-functional initiatives including Kaizen events, SMED, and Gemba walks to foster a culture of continuous improvement.\nManage and validate manufacturing routings within ERP systems to ensure accurate scheduling, costing, and resource utilization.\nDesign and optimize assembly line layouts to maximize throughput and ergonomic safety.\nDrive cost-reduction projects by providing data-backed justifications for capital investments and process refinements.\nPartner with quality teams to conduct root cause analysis on internal and external defects, implementing sustainable corrective actions.\nMonitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and present A3 problem-solving reports to leadership to drive accountability.\nQualifications\nRequired Skills\nBachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.\n2+ years of experience in high-volume consumer goods or similar manufacturing environments.\nProficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and statistical process control (SPC) methods.\nDemonstrated ability to translate downtime and scrap trends into actionable process improvements.\nStrong background in Lean manufacturing principles and shop-floor execution.\nPreferred Skills\nBilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.\nExperience with injection molding, extrusion, or automated assembly processes.\nAdvanced skills in building and maintaining KPI dashboards for performance management.\nProven track record of cross-functional collaboration and conflict resolution in a plant setting.","company":"Maverick Tech","rawCompany":"maverick tech","city":"North Aurora","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T10:39:39.947Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.00","title":"Industrial Engineers","slug":"industrial-engineers"},{"code":"11-3051.00","title":"Industrial Production Managers","slug":"industrial-production-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"332710","title":"Machine Shops","slug":"machine-shops"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"332721","title":"Precision Turned Product Manufacturing","slug":"precision-turned-product-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Process Optimization Engineer","description":"About the Role\n\nAs a Process Optimization Engineer, you will serve as a key technical lead responsible for driving operational excellence across our diverse manufacturing facility. 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