Manufacturing Process Engineer
Hypertherm · Kent, WA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $81k–$135k
- Travel
- 5%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Hypertherm (industrial) in Kent, WA. Lead data-informed improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen inventory accuracy, expand physical capacity, and improve Order Fulfillment performance.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience) · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Green Belt, Kaizen, Root cause
- Base pay
- $81k–$135k
- Day to day
- about 5% travel
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Who you are and the experience you bring
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, or a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience
- ✓Two or more years of relevant manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, order fulfillment, or process-engineering experience
- ✓Experience designing and implementing warehouse layouts for material storage and flow
- ✓Experience designing processes and selecting equipment for aftermarket order fulfillment
- ✓Demonstrated ability to use data to evaluate opportunities, build business cases, and measure results
- ✓Working knowledge of project management, process documentation, safety integration, and continuous-improvement methods
- ✓Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
- ✓Proficiency with SQL, SolidWorks, and Power BI
- ✓Sound judgment and comfort making well-reasoned decisions when data is incomplete
- ✓Strong collaboration, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
Location: Kent, WA onsite
Travel: 5% to other Hypertherm locations
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Manufacturing Process Engineer (MPE) – Aftermarket Order Fulfillment and Warehouse
Help Hypertherm Associates reimagine how our warehouse and aftermarket operations work!
As a Manufacturing Process Engineer, lead data-informed improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen inventory accuracy, expand physical capacity, and improve Order Fulfillment performance. You will have significant input into the future-state design of the warehouse, including layouts, material storage, equipment, and order-fulfillment processes.
As our Manufacturing Process Engineer, you will
- •Lead warehouse process-improvement projects that increase efficiency, inventory accuracy, physical capacity, product flow, and FTP performance
- •Analyze current-state workflows and operational data to identify, prioritize, and quantify Kaizen opportunities
- •Design future-state warehouse layouts and material-storage solutions that improve space utilization, safety, ergonomics, and flow, in support of enhanced customer service
- •Develop processes, workstations, tooling, and equipment solutions for aftermarket order fulfillment
- •Evaluate, justify, and support the purchase, implementation, programming, operation, and maintenance of new equipment
- •Create and maintain clear process instructions, standard work, and other technical documentation
- •Define KPI models and use Power BI, SQL, and other analytical tools to measure performance and sustain results
- •Apply Lean Six Sigma methods, root-cause analysis, pFMEA, and corrective-action practices to solve problems—even when complete data is not yet available
- •Manage projects from concept through implementation, coordinating scope, schedule, budget, stakeholders, and risk
- •Partner with warehouse and production teams to resolve technical issues and integrate safety
Additional benefits in joining Hypertherm Associates
- •Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture
- •Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
- •Five days/year paid Community Service Time
- •Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
- •Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy
Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.
At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment . If our mission resonates with you, but you don’t meet all posted requirements, we encourage you to still apply. We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that better leverage your strengths and talents. For positions with multiple levels, we will evaluate your prior experience to determine the level within our organization you are best aligned based upon the job applying.
CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.
Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.