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Process Engineer

LED FastStart · Shreveport, LA

Level
Engineer
Team
Process
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
7 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level process role at LED FastStart (industrial) in Shreveport, LA. BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or like area – or equivalent combination of education and experience.

They ask for
5+ years
Tools it names
Lean, 5S, Root cause, SAP

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Process Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $95k–$134k.

Median of the low and high ends of 272 live postings that list pay, out of 777 process engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 776 other live process postings in the US.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $94k–$132k, from 269 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Typical (5+ years)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 46%
  • ✓ Lean 32%
  • Six Sigma 25%
  • Tooling 24%
  • SPC 23%
  • New product launch 22%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for 5S, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

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    • 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?
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  5. 5

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This plant: LED FastStart in Shreveport

2 other open roles at this site.

Full description from LED FastStartAs posted on their careers site.Show

Requirements

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Core

Responsibilities

  • ◆Responsible for optimizing equipment and investigating and implementing new engineered improvements.
  • ◆Responsible for troubleshooting, advising, and eliminating all design, process, and production quality issues.
  • ◆Assist in the training of production and maintenance employees concerning the Finishing Lines and Quench & Temper.
  • ◆Assist in the procedure development with production employees concerning the Finishing Lines and Quench & Temper.
  • ◆Assist other Process Engineers as required on special projects.
  • ◆Assist in the development and implementation of work procedures, PM’s and LOTO.
  • ◆Participate in down days, outages, and special projects.
  • ◆Participate in plant 5S and Lean manufacturing programs as well as all continuous improvement activities.
  • ◆Participate in "Root Cause Analysis" meetings to determine and rectify problematic issues in the process.
  • ◆Participate in safety activities to meet or exceed organizational goals and expectations.
  • ◆Lead or assist in root cause analysis on issues related to quality and productivity.
  • ◆Perform statistical process and product data analysis to identify process inconsistencies and develop countermeasures.
  • ◆Provide input for improvement of the Technological Product Calculation.
  • ◆Respond to inquiries from the sales department in terms of producibility of a certain product property.

Job

Requirements

  • ✓BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or like area – or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • ✓3- 5 years prior technical work experience.
  • ✓Excellent understanding of the Finishing processes.
  • ✓Detail oriented with proven analytical, problem identification and resolution skills.
  • ✓Strong safety awareness and experience.
  • ✓Demonstrated capability of results through people, technology, and process.
  • ✓Seamless Pipe Mill Experience a huge plus.
  • ✓Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office).
  • ✓Experience in statistical mass data evaluation (e.g. SAS, SPSS).
  • ✓SAP & general computer knowledge not required but preferred.
  • ✓Excellent planning and organizational skills.
  • ✓Excellent communication skills.
  • ✓Ability to organize and explain complex data in a clear manner.

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

The same is true in our BENTELER Steel/Tube division. Here, we develop and produce custom, precision pipes for customers from energy production, automotive engineering, and other industrial sectors. In this division, we enable the unerring application of our products, from the concept up to process integration and thus to integration into our customers’ value chains. Along with that, our diverse fields of application make sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

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