We are seeking a skilled Process Engineer who will lead process-engineering initiatives across multiple manufacturing sites. This role goes beyond the traditional Process Technician scope, focusing on standardization, optimization, and continuous improvement of processes across plants. The successful candidate will design and improve production workflows to maintain efficiency, reduce cost, improve sustainability, and maximize profitability—while ensuring consistency in equipment utilization and secondary processes across all locations. 

 

Responsibilities 

Multi-Site Leadership - This role will be based in Louisville and additionally support locations in Scottsburg, IN and Bowling Green, KY.

• Drive process standardization and commonization across multiple plants to ensure alignment and operational excellence. 

• Leverage learnings from other facilities to reduce redundancy and accelerate implementation. 

Engineering Expertise 

• Understand equipment and secondary processes to engineer scalable solutions across locations. 

• Recommend equipment improvements and new technologies to enhance manufacturing processes. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Work with Technical Development, Engineering, Quality, Production, Graphic Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Procurement, Sales, and Vendors to onboard new and existing products with a focus on safety, quality, performance, delivery, and inventory. 

• Represent Operations on New Product Development teams, ensuring new products are manufacturable to accepted specifications. 

Process Development & Optimization 

• Develop, configure, and optimize print and convert processes from ideation through post-delivery application by Customers. 

• Continuously evaluate and improve manufacturing methods, product design, material use and yield, tooling and equipment capabilities, and quality control standards. 

• Use fact-based analysis to identify gaps and develop corrective and preventative actions; ensure timely implementation of countermeasures. 

• Optimize utilization of workforce, workspace, and equipment across sites. 

• Identify and implement improvement projects using Lean methodologies and tools. 

Innovation & Training 

• Coordinate investigations into new processes, materials, and technologies; provide training for operations as required. 

• Develop and implement process control methodologies; establish robust, repeatable, and reproducible process parameters. 

• Document best practices through single-point lessons, videos, and other training materials. 

• Maintain process documentation and interface with production personnel during process implementation. 

Operational Support 

• Provide technical assistance to resolve production problems, implement corrective actions, and train operators as needed. 

• Actively participate in Gemba walks, War Room, and other site meetings as required. 

 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (preferred) or equivalent experience. 

• 5+ years of technical printing experience as a process or manufacturing engineer in a printing, manufacturing, or packaging environment. 

• Strong background in printing technologies (flexographic, offset, rotogravure, lithographic, and digital) with a focus on continuous improvement in a fast-paced Lean environment. 

• Experience with validation, installation, troubleshooting, and setup processes, layouts, and equipment. 

• Working knowledge of process engineering software packages. 

• Ability to lead technical resources and maintain production line equipment for high productivity. 

• Strong analytical skills to identify trends, perform DOE, and validate process changes. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite for reporting, documentation, and analysis. 

• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of making independent decisions. 

• Willingness to travel to multiple sites.