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Kettle Cuisine · 5 hours ago

Manufacturing Process Engineer

Savage, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Kettle Cuisine is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Process Engineer to improve and support their production operations through process optimization and lean manufacturing practices. The role involves analyzing manufacturing processes, developing improvements, and supporting daily production operations.

Food and BeverageHospitality

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

Lean principlesRoot cause analysisData analysisSix Sigma Green BeltProcess controlContinuous improvementMechanical EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringFDA regulationsFood safety knowledge

Required

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.)

Preferred

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

Company

Kettle Cuisine

Kettle Cuisine is a food & beverages company offering handcrafted soups.

Founded in 1986

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

501-1000 employees

http://kettlecuisine.com

H1B Sponsorship

Kettle Cuisine has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2024 (1)

2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

unknown

Key Investors

Kainos Capital

2018-08-01Private Equity

2015-07-01Acquired

2015-01-01Private Equity

Leadership Team

Liam Mcclennon

CEO

James Reed

CFO

Recent News

EIN Presswire

Packaged Soup Market Size, Competitive Insight, Key Drivers and Regional Dynamics by 2027 | Registering a CAGR of 6.3%

2025-08-05

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