At Quantum Recruiters we focus intently on providing talent to leading employers throughout the Pacific Northwest. We are currently recruiting to fill a Senior Process Engineer role.

THIS IS A CONTRACT, HYBRID ROLE LASTING 6-9 MONTHS!

Position Overview: The Senior Process Engineer will play a crucial role in maximizing the efficiency of organizational processes, aligning them with the company’s strategy to emphasize operational excellence. This role will be responsible for partnering with business units across a highly matrixed organizational structure to assess departmental processes, identify improvement opportunities, implement scalable solutions, and develop standards for measuring the performance of the new processes. The successful candidate with have a continuous improvement mindset and an expert level understanding of Lean Six Sigma and change management methodologies in theory and practice.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyzes departmental and inter-departmental processes to identify and eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Collaborate with executive sponsors and functional leaders to assess current processes, identify improvements, define value, and execute enhancement opportunities.
• Rethink and radically redesign business processes to achieve significant improvements in key performance measures.
• Create detailed process documentation, including maps and flowcharts, to visualize and understand processes.
• Assist in change management activities to ensure smooth implementation of new processes.
• Ensure all business processes comply with industry regulations and standards.
• Keep accurate records of all process engineering projects and initiatives.
• Provide mentoring and training to all levels and functions of the organization on Lean Six Sigma and other process improvement methodologies including related principles, practices, and tools such as the Daily Management System (DMS).
• Plan, lead, and facilitate multi-day Rapid Process Improvement (Kaizen) workshops, focusing on cross-functional and complex value streams to foster innovation.
• Design and implement best practices to cultivate a continuous improvement culture and mindset across the business such as using cascading metrics, strategic objectives and key results, adoption of a Daily Management System, enabling standard work, using visual management, and standard follow up.
• Manage process improvement data analysis and reporting for the CI team. Create and deliver reports, recommendations, and written/oral presentations to leadership in a data-driven way that effectively communicates problems, solutions, risks, and recommendations.
  Work Experience: –Minimum of six (6) years of experience in process engineering, business analysis, or directly related field.
  Education, Certificates, Licenses: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or other comparable business process improvement certification is required. Master’s degree in business administration, mathematics, civil engineering or related field is preferred. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is preferred. Change Management certification is preferred.
  Knowledge: Requires ability to define and prioritize problems and manage workload without direct supervision. Strong skills in business analysis, data analysis, process improvement, and project management are essential. Technical expertise in Excel, Power BI and applying automation and AI technologies is required. Understanding of the specific industry in which the business operates, including regulations and best practices. Excellent written and verbal communication to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and present findings.
  Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary
  Pay: $55.00 - $62.00 per hour
  Expected hours: 40 per week
  Work Location: Hybrid remote in Eugene, OR 9740