Process Engineer

Sprout•Garland, TX

10d

About The Position

Sprout is a global IT hardware retirement provider serving hyperscaler and enterprise clients through IT asset disposition, certified destruction, and responsible recycling solutions. This hands-on, high-impact position focuses on improving the speed, consistency, and predictability of Sprout’s physical operations. Reporting to the Industrial Engineering function within Operations, the Process Engineer owns standard work, process automation, and continuous improvement for the Texas facility, while supporting the rollout of successful improvements across Sprout’s network. The role combines substantial time on the operations floor—timing processes, mapping value streams, and verifying that documented work reflects actual practice—with data analysis using Sprout’s proprietary ERP, Power BI, and SQL. The goal is to establish documented, measured, and owned standards that sustain improvements through turnover and scale with volume.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
3–6 years of experience in process engineering, industrial engineering, or continuous improvement within a manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, or reverse-logistics environment.
Demonstrated experience writing standard work and work instructions that were adopted and sustained on a production floor.
Proven track record of delivering measurable process improvements and leading cross-functional projects from an indirect position of authority.
Working expertise in Lean and Six Sigma, including value stream mapping, time studies, and root cause analysis.
Advanced proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools such as Power BI, Power Query, SQL, and Excel.
Experience with ERP systems, including workflow and routing configuration, and the ability to align system capability with operational objectives.
Strong project management skills, with a history of identifying risks early and implementing effective contingency plans.
Familiarity with document control and quality management systems.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or R2v3.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.

Responsibilities

Design, document, and implement standard work across receiving, testing, refurbishment, teardown, and shipping processes to improve consistency, quality, and training effectiveness.
Author and maintain Work Instructions under Sprout’s QEHSMS document control process, including revision history and change control.
Develop labor standards through time studies and process observation, and maintain them as processes and product mix change.
Partner with Training and Operations supervision to make standard work the basis for onboarding and cross-training and reduce time-to-proficiency.
Identify manual, repetitive, and error-prone tasks suitable for automation and build business cases for them.
Lead automation implementation with cross-functional support, from requirements definition through validation and handoff to operations.
Configure and optimize ERP workflows and routings to improve execution speed, enforce process sequence, and capture traceability and metrics at the point of work.
Work with the in-house development team to translate operational needs into system requirements and validate releases against real floor conditions.
Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives using Kaizen, 5S, and value stream mapping to reduce waste, shorten cycle time, and increase throughput.
Facilitate improvement events with floor teams and turn observations into prioritized, owned countermeasures with clear before-and-after measurement.
Establish ownership and audit cadence for implemented improvements so gains are sustained.
Reduce rework, re-testing, and re-processing through root cause analysis and permanent corrective action.
Collect and analyze operational data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and cost-saving opportunities using Power BI, Power Query, SQL, and advanced Excel.
Build and maintain capacity models that translate forecasted volume and product mix into labor, space, and equipment requirements.
Define and track process metrics—including throughput, cycle time, first-pass yield, and labor utilization—and publish them in a form operations leadership can act on.
Support customer TAKT time requirements by modeling demand against available capacity and flagging constraints before they result in misses.
Act as a liaison between Sales and Operations to ensure customer requirements and special processing notes are accurately captured, systematized, and executed.
Drive change management for new procedures and systems, including communication, training, and post-implementation verification.
Partner with Quality, EHS, and Compliance to ensure process changes meet ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, and R2v3 requirements.
Support process implementation and improvement rollout at other Sprout facilities, adapting standards to local constraints while maintaining consistency.