Process Engineer
Lightera Corp. · Carrollton, AL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Lightera Corp. (industrial) in Carrollton, AL.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause, Extrusion, Tooling
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $85k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 24 process engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 23 other live process postings in Alabama.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 4+)
Typical $85k–$131k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 54%
- ✓ Tooling 42%
- Automation 33%
- ✓ Root cause 25%
- SAP 25%
- Six Sigma 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Extrusion, 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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Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Lightera Corp.
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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 did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Lightera Corp.As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
(Preferred qualifications)
- ✓Experience with plastics extrusion.
- ✓Manufacturing experience.
- ✓Six-sigma and Lean experience.
- ✓Accomplishments such as scrap reduction, throughput improvements, project management, Six-Sigma projects, Lean support and process stabilization.
Key responsibilities
The Process Engineer is responsible for direct support of various manufacturing processes in the Carrollton Cable facility. The job functions include troubleshooting process related problems; development of new products and processes; design tooling, machines and components to improve existing processes; improve processes by performing trials and creating operating guidelines to document changes; supporting introductions of new materials; provide technical support to different departments.
The Process Engineer also creates specifications for new equipment and is involved in the layout and commissioning of equipment and materials. Interaction with sister cable around the world.
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Process Engineer
Process control of manufacturing lines, including the inputs such as materials, equipment, method and the training of people for safe and high yields operation while meeting design parameters of the product.
Minimum education required: Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, industrial, chemical, aerospace, civil, materials, others) or Physics.
Minimum experience required: less than 1 year.
Additional
Knowledge, skills, abilities
- •Root cause analysis.
- •Improving process yields, through-put, flexibility, productivity and capacity.
- •Lean manufacturing general concept.
- •Designing, specifying and commissioning tools, equipment, tests and methods.
- •Presentation skills and public speaking.