Manager, Process Engineering

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize material flow from log intake through primary breakdown, secondary processing, drying, surfacing, and finished goods staging
• Develop and maintain mill layouts for sawmills, planer mills, panel plants, or engineered wood facilities
• Determine primary and secondary breakdown equipment requirements including headrigs, frame saws, and gang saws
• Evaluate and specify automation and optimization systems such as scanning technology and PLC-controlled sort systems
• Lead line balancing and bottleneck analysis across the mill to ensure equipment utilization matches production targets
• Conduct time studies and production flow analyses to establish standard work and capacity targets
• Partner with maintenance and production teams to execute major equipment installations and mill reconfigurations
• Apply lean principles to identify waste in lumber handling, sort and stacking operations, and trim optimization
• Lead capital project development for mill modernization initiatives, including vendor selection and commissioning
• Manage and develop a team of process and industrial engineers embedded across mill departments

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent
• 8+ years of process or industrial engineering experience in wood products manufacturing
• Working knowledge of primary and secondary wood breakdown processes
• Hands-on experience with mill layout design and material flow planning
• Proficiency in layout tools such as AutoCAD
• Familiarity with scanning and optimization systems
• Experience implementing automation including PLC-controlled sort lines and automated stackers
• Proficiency in time study methods, OEE analysis, and capacity modeling
• Knowledge of kiln drying operations and lumber grading rules
• Ability to travel at least 50%

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health coverage for employees and dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
• 100% employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Flexible, unlimited time off

About the Company

The Lumber Manufactory (TLM) is building the future of sustainable lumber with next-generation sawmill technology. We design and operate state-of-the-art modular sawmills that produce high-grade dimensional wood products with greater efficiency and less waste.