Lean Process Engineer

Hendrick Technical Solutions

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lean Process Engineer designs, improves, and sustains manufacturing processes that support safety, quality, delivery, and operational excellence at Hendrick Technical Solutions. The role partners with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Production to develop standardized work, optimize production flow, eliminate waste, improve productivity, and support repeatable manufacturing processes for defense and commercial products. It serves as process owner for manufacturing workflows and leads continuous improvement initiatives from concept through implementation, combining lean manufacturing principles, industrial engineering techniques, and hands-on production support while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering is preferred.
At least 5 years of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or continuous improvement experience.
Experience in defense, aerospace, motorsports, or another high-mix/low-volume manufacturing environment.
Experience in fabrication, machining, welding, assembly, or industrial manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated success implementing Lean Manufacturing principles.
Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering principles.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
Experience developing standardized work and manufacturing documentation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, using data to drive decisions.
Strong project management and organizational abilities; ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including coaching and mentoring people at all organizational levels.
Ability to influence change across cross-functional teams.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or U.S. Person status required due to ITAR requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting automated manufacturing or robotic welding cells.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, or other regulated quality management systems.
Experience with Visio, Power BI, or similar data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

Develop, document, and continuously improve manufacturing processes for fabrication, machining, welding, assembly, powder coating, inspection, and packaging.
Design manufacturing workflows to improve safety, quality, productivity, and throughput.
Establish standardized work instructions, visual work aids, and process documentation.
Support New Product Introduction by developing manufacturing methods and production processes.
Participate in Design for Manufacturability reviews with Engineering.
Lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives using 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, Waste Elimination, Error Proofing, and Root Cause Analysis.
Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities; improve process flow and reduce cycle time.
Facilitate cross-functional Kaizen events and process improvement workshops.
Measure and report operational performance using established KPIs.
Validate new and revised manufacturing processes in coordination with production breakpoints.
Conduct process capability studies where applicable and develop process controls for repeatable manufacturing performance.
Support production readiness reviews for new equipment and manufacturing cells.
Partner with Quality Engineering to reduce internal defects and customer escapes.
Analyze production data to identify recurring quality issues and support corrective and preventive action through the NCR process.
Develop process improvements that reduce variation and improve product consistency.
Develop and maintain manufacturing work instructions, standard work, process flow diagrams, visual controls, manufacturing routes, and manufacturing process maps.
Ensure documentation reflects current production methods and support document revisions resulting from engineering changes and process improvements.
Coach supervisors and operators on Lean Manufacturing principles and support a continuous improvement culture.