Process Engineer I (24298)

Process Engineer I (Lean / Continuous Improvement) — On-Site, Chatsworth, CA

Location: Chatsworth, CA 91311 — 100% on-site. Local candidates only; relocation assistance is not available.

Schedule: Full-time, 1st shift

Pay: $90,000 – $100,000 per year

Turn Lean tools into real results you can measure.

NEOTech, an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is hiring a Process Engineer I at our Chatsworth facility. You'll own Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects that move real numbers — KPIs, yield, and P&L — not slide-deck theory.

If you've run 5S, SMED, value stream mapping, or root cause analysis on a live production floor and want your work tied directly to business results, this role puts you at the center of it.

What you'll do

• Facilitate Kaizen and transformation events that deliver measurable KPI and P&L improvements
• Lead continuous improvement projects across Chatsworth operations — from scoping through implementation and sustainment
• Provide hands-on technical and process support on the production floor; troubleshoot issues and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Improve manufacturing techniques and process capability, maximizing efficiency and yield at low cost while protecting quality
• Build process flows, business process requirements, and operating equipment specifications
• Drive issues to closure through project management and cross-functional collaboration
• Report project status and results to leadership through clear, data-driven PowerPoint presentations

• 2–5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Hands-on Lean Manufacturing experience and formal Lean training
• Ability to apply, teach, and coach Lean Six Sigma tools: Visual Management, SMED, 5S, root cause analysis, value stream mapping, FMEA, Pareto charts, and histograms
• Prior supervisory or team-lead experience
• Bachelor's degree plus 2+ years of related experience, or equivalent education and experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams to sustainable improvements
• Strong verbal and written communication — equally effective with front-line operators and management
• Project management skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint required; Macros a plus

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to think “out of the box.”

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Due to ITAR and / or CUI compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen.

Benefits Offered: Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage; company-paid basic life/AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance; voluntary supplemental insurances, flexible spending accounts and employee assistance program (EAP). Sick Leave, Vacation Time, and company-paid Holidays are also provided as paid time off. NEOTech also provides a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan option with a company match.

NEOTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

NEOTech has a long-standing commitment to maintaining a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment.  We also want all employees to perform their duties safely and efficiently, in a manner that protects their interests and those of their co-workers. We recognize that alcohol and drug abuse pose a threat to the health and safety of NEOTech employees and to the security of the Company’s equipment and facilities. For these reasons, NEOTech is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace.  Candidates being considered for hire must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test which include screening for illegal drugs and marijuana.