Manufacturing Process Engineer

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 requirements into processes and equipment

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

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.

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Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome all applications. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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.

$81,164.00-$135,275.00 Annual

This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.

Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.