Process Engineer

Founded in 1940 by Sam Young and now led by Jordan Young, Fairfield Processing takes great pride in its rich history as a third generation, family-owned and operated American business providing innovative products and brands to its consumers. Fairfield has built strong consumer loyalty over the decades by delivering consistent, quality products at good value – all with an unconditional guarantee.

Job Description

Founded in 1940 by Sam Young and now led by Jordan Young, Fairfield Processing takes great pride in its rich history as a third generation, family-owned and operated American business providing innovative products and brands to its consumers. Fairfield has built strong consumer loyalty over the decades by delivering consistent, quality products at good value – all with an unconditional guarantee.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Process Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing ergonomics, workflows and work instructions to improve efficiency, productivity, and quality across the organization. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, analyzing current processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing innovative solutions that align with the company's strategic goals.

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Prescription Plan
• 401 (k)
• 9 paid holidays and much more

Shift

Schedule:

3-Shift Rotation
Shift 1:
Day Shift (8 hours)
Monday to Friday: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Shift 2:
Evening Shift (8 hours)
Monday to Friday: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Shift 3:
Night Shift (8 hours)
Sunday to Thursday: 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM

• Measure and analyze existing manufacturing workflows, dependencies, bottlenecks, ergonomics, routings and work instructions to identify areas for improvement.
• Communicating closely with manufacturing team leads, supervisors, managers, investigate improvement strategies to optimize manufacturing workflows, dependencies, bottlenecks, ergonomics, routings and work instructions, reduce manufacturing costs, and enhance overall performance. Propose these strategies to manufacturing director, plant manager quality and finance teams for review and approval.
• Upon approval, implement these strategies in work instructions, ERP Routings and BOMs, and coordinate rollout with the teams.
• Participate in change management initiatives to ensure smooth transitions when implementing new processes or technologies.
• Be a key contributor to manufacturing continuous improvement feedback loop with contribution to Failure Mode & Effects Analysis: work closely with manufacturing team members, department heads and the Quality team to measure success, identify new risks and areas of further improvement, propose mitigations.
• Ensure that all processes are evaluated and optimized to comply with industry regulations, company policies, and standards.
• Identify, and document risks associated with process changes, propose mitigations, communicate with stakeholders to ensure mitigation success.
• Identify automation opportunities on manual processes and build cost-justified business cases (capital cost, labor and FTE impact, throughput, payback) for leadership review.
• Plan process design, floor layout, and staffing for new and seasonal SKUs, including pack-out requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field
• 4 years of strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis and process mapping
• Tools: must have very strong MS Excel analytics and familiarity with ERP systems.
• Some knowledge of Net Suite ERP manufacturing module, RF-Smart WMS, SQL, MS PowerBI a plus.
• Proficiency in process improvement methodologies such as…