Process Engineer

We can’t do what we do best – make great-tasting sausage products – unless our equipment is reliably running at its best. Members of our maintenance team keep our machines, lines and facilities running. You and your teammates will be responsible for all production and industrial refrigeration equipment, as well as our electrical controls systems. You’ll also work closely with our engineers and production members to make important upgrades to our production machinery, as we innovate and grow the business.

Johnsonville, LLC

Process Engineer

Position Overview:

Johnsonville has an excellent opportunity for an outstanding individual who shares Johnsonville’s vision for a zero-loss state and life-long learning.  In this position you will get to informally coach the plant manufacturing members in reliability-based tools to include focused improvement skills such as Root Cause Analysis and Lean/Six Sigma. This role is also instrumental in developing the skills of the plant membership to drive closer towards a zero-loss state. The skills, talents, knowledge, and indirect leadership of the successful candidate will be utilized by creating necessity to learn around reliability and continuous improvement tools and practices, which will widen the circle of engagement and ownership across Johnsonville. The Process Engineer (Reliability Excellence Coordinator) will be responsible for providing input to manufacturing line design and optimizing the current line process to improve safety, quality, cost, and morale. The goal of Reliability Excellence is to improve business results and the quality of life of our production team.

Responsibilities:

• Mentor all facility pillar owners through the Reliability Excellence Journey
• Implement the reliability vision by executing key strategies that engage the membership and deliver results: examples include leading problem solving, coaching CIL’s on the floor, improving workflow, and mentoring members to find abnormalities or defects
• Promote the standard work process, culture, and implementation to enhance Johnsonville’s Operating Model
• Foster the learn-do-teach methodology within the facility
• Work with Operational Leaders to impact and influence to create the necessary behavioral change to achieve breakthrough results
• Partner with global FI team to determine correct speed, takt times, and crew size for the lines
• Demonstrate a commitment to personal learning by using and teaching best practices in Reliability
• Be the deployment champion for Problem Solving methods and techniques, and lead efforts within the facility to solve problems
• Identify trends and process variation in conjunction with the Operations Team
• Conduct/facilitate ongoing facility gap assessments around reliability efforts
• Set goals and objectives, both personal and as a plant team member, to achieve superlative performance

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering required; Will consider candidates with substantial and relevant work experience
• Reliability Certification preferred, i.e., CMRP, CRE, CRL
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred

Experience:

• 4-7 years of Reliability or Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma and Lean) experience with measurable results preferred
• Strong math skills: proficient with statistical analysis required
• TPM Experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to successfully facilitate cross-functional projects in a team-based environment is required
• Project and Portfolio management experience preferred

Skills and Competencies:

• Computer skills (proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Power BI)
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills with the ability to widen the circle of engagement within the membership
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated success on safety, quality, people or productivity
• Ability to conduct line balancing, cycle time analysis, and value stream mapping

• Communicates effectively – strong written, verbal and facilitation skills
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Strong collaborator who works toward personal, team, and company goals in a solution focused manner

• Demonstrated learning agility and curiosity

• Demonstrates values that align with the Johnsonville Way
• Strong technical literacy; quickly learns new applications and tools

Date:                                 August 1, 2025

Location:                          Technical Center, Sheboygan Falls, WI

Coach:                               Sr. Reliability Coordinator

Hours/Shift:                    1st Shift; typically, 7am-4pm with flexibility to work across shifts as well as across departments and plants as needed

Member Status:              Full Time, Salaried

Travel:                               10% of your time

Reason for Posting:        Member previously in the role was promoted!

Benefits:                           Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off, as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center, onsite medical clinic and tuition reimbursement! 

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:  

External candidate:  Apply on-line only at: careers.johnsonville.com

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.