Sr. Process Engineer

Company Overview

Argon Medical Devices is a global manufacturer of specialty medical products, headquartered in Plano, Texas. Argon offers a broad line of medical devices for Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery, Interventional Cardiology and Oncology. Argon’s brand is recognized for best-in-class products that improve patient outcomes via percutaneous, image-guided procedures. Our values describe what we believe in and how we operate. These values are our moral compass which guide our decisions and define the deeply held beliefs and principles of our organizational culture.

Argon Medical is a family of individuals united by a mission and culture which continue to grow stronger every day.

As a Process Improvement Engineer, you will play a critical role in transforming manufacturing operations by driving efficiency, eliminating waste, and delivering measurable cost savings across multiple facilities. In this high-impact role, you will lead data-driven improvement initiatives that optimize production systems and align with strategic business objectives.

Through close collaboration with cross-functional teams and hands-on coaching of plant personnel, you will help embed a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and innovation—empowering teams to achieve sustainable, high-performance results.

• Process Optimization & Operational Efficiency:
  Analyze manufacturing processes through time studies, capacity analysis, and workflow evaluations to improve labor and equipment utilization.
• Identify and eliminate waste while reducing production costs through lean methodologies and data-driven decision-making.
• Optimize plant performance by translating analytical insights into actionable improvement initiatives.

• Lead improvement initiatives using A3 problem-solving, Kaizen, and Value Stream Mapping to drive operational efficiency and measurable results.
• Deploy and sustain MIQ Lean Transformation and Smithfield Way principles to support long-term cultural and organizational change.
• Champion continuous improvement efforts that align with enterprise-wide operational excellence goals.

• Facilitate and participate in training workshops that promote operational excellence and cultural transformation.
• Coach and mentor plant teams on lean tools and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Enable teams to adopt sustainable, high-performance behaviors through structured change management practices.

• Support the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new equipment and technologies to enhance operational efficiency.
• Monitor installations to ensure alignment with technical requirements, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Utilize tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, CAD, AutoCAD, Solid Works, Inventor Experience, and QAD for process documentation, analysis, and performance tracking.

• Lead and support root cause investigations and corrective action planning to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Convert operational data into improvement projects using A3 methodology to drive measurable outcomes.
• Strengthen data integrity to improve decision-making across operations.

• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), work standards, and visual management systems.
• Establish and implement “Best-in-Class” and “Best Practice” methods to reduce variability and drive cost efficiency.
• Ensure consistent execution and adherence to standards across manufacturing sites.

• Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, robotics/automation, and corporate leadership to standardize processes and drive alignment.
• Support enterprise-wide initiatives by improving cross-functional communication and collaboration.
• Strengthen organizational decision-making through accurate, consistent, and transparent data sharing.

• Support internal and external audits by ensuring process compliance and documentation accuracy.
• Sustain implemented improvements through…