Engineer - Process
Sierra Pacific Industries · Medford, WI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Sierra Pacific Industries (industrial) in Medford, WI.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Plant layout, SolidWorks, AutoCAD
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $82k–$107k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 21 process engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 20 other live process postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $82k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- FMEA 38%
- Root cause 33%
- Six Sigma 29%
- FDA / GMP 29%
- ✓ Lean 24%
- EHS / safety 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Plant layout, SolidWorks, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Sierra Pacific Industries
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Sierra Pacific Industries in Medford
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Full description from Sierra Pacific IndustriesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓Engineering degree preferred (mechanical, manufacturing, or related)
- ✓Minimum 2-5 years’ experience in manufacturing discipline with preference given for experience in the fenestration industry
- ✓Strong project management skills
- ✓Strong organizational skills
- ✓Excellent written and oral communication skills
- ✓Proficiency with SolidWorks and AutoCAD a plus
Why Join Our Team?
Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.
We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions , and company-paid Life Insurance.
How to Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team,
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We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays
At Sierra Pacific Industries , we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.
Currently, we are seeking a qualified Process Engineer to work collaboratively with our manufacturing facility in Medford, Wisconsin . This position requires working in a team environment involving production, product development, customer service, and sales personnel. This position is not remote and will require living in the commutable Medford area.
About the Position
- •Provide engineering support for continuous improvement efforts and new product development with regard to production processes and equipment, including:
- •Process information improvements
- •Integration of processes across multiple manufacturing facilities
- •Lean manufacturing applications
- •Layout design
- •Material handling improvements
- •Assist with specification of production equipment
- •Work with design engineering and production to establish/improve methods and systems regarding window and door manufacturing
- •Provide additional support as required
please send a cover letter referencing this position and a resume to
Sierra Pacific Windows
Human Resources
520 S Whelen Avenue
Medford, WI 54451
(715) 748-1834
or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.careers
The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $70,000 and $115,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.
About Our Company
Sierra Pacific Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing around 6,500 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art facilities and others strive to become part of the team.
We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are sustainably managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.
Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our eight biomass-fueled power plants.
