Manufacturing Process Engineer

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredients—complemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it’s not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team.

We’re seeking a
hands-on
Manufacturing Process Engineer
to improve and support our production operations through process optimization, data-driven problem solving, and implementation of lean manufacturing practices. This hybrid role combines process engineering’s analytical rigor with the practical focus of manufacturing support. The role will be full time on-site.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and improve manufacturing processes for safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Develop and implement process improvements to reduce cycle time, scrap, and downtime.
• Support daily production operations with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Design or modify process layouts, tooling, and fixtures to enhance manufacturability.
• May support new equipment specification, installation, and validation.
• Able to lead projects from start to finish and works well cross-functional teams.
• Responsible for finding the root cause to problems and creating then implementing a solution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or related field and or combination of education and experience.
• 2–7 years of experience in a process, manufacturing, or production engineering role.
• Proven ability to analyze data and drive measurable process improvements.
• Working knowledge of Lean principles, SPC, and root cause tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, etc.).

• Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent.
• Experience with automation or process control.
• Background in continuous improvement.
• Experience working in FDA regulated industry and therefore knowledge of food safety and quality systems.

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. Each employee is expected to understand and live our Core Values every day.

Honor Food – We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle

Honor Each Other – We seek to develop trusting rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners

Honor Development – We recognize and nurture each other’s talents, strengths and interests in order to further strengthen and grow our team

Honor Innovation – We continually for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence

The Manufacturing Process Engineer base pay range $80, USD/annually.

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