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Manufacturing Process Engineer - $85K+

4/24/2026

The Manufacturing Process Engineer supports, optimizes, and sustains manufacturing processes while leading production personnel on the floor. They are responsible for product launches, process development, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure quality and efficiency.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

501-1,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Founded in 1916, Shawmut Corporation is the world’s leading provider of innovative, high-performance soft-material solutions. Shawmut is a global leader in advanced materials, textile manufacturing, and lamination process innovation across the automotive, medical, filtration, military, protective, and technical lamination solutions markets, and is the largest producer of laminated warp knit automotive headliner fabrics in the world. The company provides custom-engineered materials such as performance textiles and coated and laminated fabrics for demanding applications. Shawmut Corporation’s world-class team of applications and materials engineers works with customers to define detailed performance requirements and leverages deep expertise and decades of application experience to design a value-driven material solution for the need. Shawmut employs over 600 employees worldwide in nine global manufacturing plants and six commercial offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.

About the Role

Description

The Manufacturing Process Engineer is responsible for supporting, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes while actively leading and supporting production personnel. This role plays a key part in product launches, process development, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure quality, efficiency, and cost targets are achieved.

Responsibilities

Production Support & Floor Leadership

Monitor and maintain manufacturing processes using statistical techniques and process expertise to ensure stability and control.
Actively support, train, and lead production floor personnel.
Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for daily production issues.
Train operators on in-process checks and documentation.
Promote root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
Participate in preventive maintenance initiatives.
Lead investigations and corrective actions for nonconformance.

Process Development & Continuous Improvement

Maintain and improve machine setup parameter databases.
Develop optimized setups for new and existing products.
Lead initiatives for scrap, cost, and variation reduction.
Design and implement process trials.
Support process capability monitoring.

Product Launch & Engineering Support

Support product launch activities with Product Engineering.
Create and refine setups for launch orders.
Monitor launch activity across operations.
Provide structured feedback and optimize processes.
Support scale-up and complete handover documentation.

Work Instructions & Documentation

Create and maintain Process Work Instructions (PWIs).
Ensure documentation accuracy and standardization.

Product Analysis & Reporting

Perform data collection and analysis.
Execute capability studies and evaluations using statistical tools.
Track and report launch metrics.

Pre-Production & Quality Support

Support pre-production orders.
Coordinate testing with labs.
Participate in GP12 containment.
Collaborate on customer issues and corrective actions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical).
5+ years of engineering experience.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Experience working with production teams.
Proficiency in MS Office.
Knowledge of SPC and root cause analysis.
Experience with JMP or Minitab preferred.
Mechanical aptitude.

Key Skills

Manufacturing processesStatistical techniquesTroubleshootingRoot cause analysisContinuous improvementProcess developmentMachine setupSPCJMPMinitabMechanical aptitudeData analysisProcess capabilityDocumentationProduct launch