Manufacturing Process Engineer (MPE) – Aftermarket Order Fulfillment and Warehouse

Help Hypertherm Associates reimagine how our warehouse and aftermarket operations work!

As a Manufacturing Process Engineer, lead data-informed improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen inventory accuracy, expand physical capacity, and improve Order Fulfillment performance. You will have significant input into the future-state design of the warehouse, including layouts, material storage, equipment, and order-fulfillment processes. 

As our Manufacturing Process Engineer, you will: 

• Lead warehouse process-improvement projects that increase efficiency, inventory accuracy, physical capacity, product flow, and FTP performance 

• Analyze current-state workflows and operational data to identify, prioritize, and quantify Kaizen opportunities 

• Design future-state warehouse layouts and material-storage solutions that improve space utilization, safety, ergonomics, and flow, in support of enhanced customer service 

• Develop processes, workstations, tooling, and equipment solutions for aftermarket order fulfillment 

• Evaluate, justify, and support the purchase, implementation, programming, operation, and maintenance of new equipment 

• Create and maintain clear process instructions, standard work, and other technical documentation 

• Define KPI models and use Power BI, SQL, and other analytical tools to measure performance and sustain results 

• Apply Lean Six Sigma methods, root-cause analysis, pFMEA, and corrective-action practices to solve problems—even when complete data is not yet available 

• Manage projects from concept through implementation, coordinating scope, schedule, budget, stakeholders, and risk 

• Partner with warehouse and production teams to resolve technical issues and integrate safety requirements into processes and equipment 

Who you are and the experience you bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, or a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience 

• Two or more years of relevant manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, order fulfillment, or process-engineering experience 

• Experience designing and implementing warehouse layouts for material storage and flow 

• Experience designing processes and selecting equipment for aftermarket order fulfillment 

• Demonstrated ability to use data to evaluate opportunities, build business cases, and measure results 

• Working knowledge of project management, process documentation, safety integration, and continuous-improvement methods 

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification 

• Proficiency with SQL, SolidWorks, and Power BI 

• Sound judgment and comfort making well-reasoned decisions when data is incomplete 

• Strong collaboration, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills 

Location: Kent, WA onsite 

Travel: 5% to other Hypertherm locations 

Additional benefits in joining Hypertherm Associates: 

• Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture   

• Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)   

• Five days/year paid Community Service Time   

• Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship   

• Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy   

Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time. 

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