Process Engineer

The Baker Company

Process Engineer responsible for improving manufacturing processes at The Baker Company. Working to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost performance in operations in Sanford, ME.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeSanford • Maine • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create detailed work instructions and visual aids to maintain acceptable production productivity and quality standards
Estimate production set up and run times, material costs, and perform time studies to provide cost analysis
Propose, sponsor and lead projects that will improve manufacturing performance, reduce costs, improve yields, or reduce cycle time using Lean tools. (analyzing work flow, space requirements and equipment layout)
Setup cell manufacturing to minimize setup time and to facilitate increased assembly reaction time to meet customer needs.
Assist in designing testing methods to determine process capabilities, standards, and validate process requirements.
Participate in value stream mapping exercises to determine and define business improvement areas.
Work with plant safety and engineering groups to ensure all concepts meet plant safety requirements.
Create and maintain production data and Routings (Bills of Operations)
Assist in the setup of machines and equipment within production areas. To include: selection, set-up, start-up (including programming)
Assist with SMED activities; may include designing jigs or fixtures for equipment.
Train supervisors and team leaders in required tasks to new products and/or modifications.
Support continuous improvement and shop cleanliness utilizing 5S.
Coordinate TPM activities such as: preventive maintenance; collection of data through PM’s, participate in maintenance planning, coordinating planned work outages, and continuously improving the maintenance planning and execution process.
Assists with Behavior Based Safety Program.
Make every effort to focus on doing-it-right to make sure the customer is happy or satisfied with our units
Provide value to our customers by using Lean tools and concepts to identify and eliminate waste in all forms (scrap/rework, transportation, motion, waiting, inventory, over production, over processing, and under-utilization of people).
Uses systemic thinking by seeing processes from end to end and works to challenge the status quo to eliminate the root cause of problems.
Is involved in individual and/or team activities that involve using Lean tools and concepts to improve the flow of information and material.
Other duties as required

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS Degree in Engineering preferred
Experience with Microsoft Office
Self-starter who is able to meet expectations with minimal supervision
Strong organizational skills – able to plan and prioritize multiple tasks/projects
Detail oriented and strong communication skills
Highly motivated, results oriented, customer focused, with a high commitment level
Excellent listening, interpretation and reasoning skills required
Must have demonstrated experience with Continuous Improvement Tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

Lean toolsValue stream mappingTime studiesCost analysisSetup and run times estimationTesting methods designProduction data maintenanceSMED activitiesPreventive maintenanceContinuous Improvement Tools

Soft Skills

Strong organizational skillsDetail orientedStrong communication skillsSelf-starterHighly motivatedResults orientedCustomer focusedExcellent listening skillsInterpretation skillsReasoning skills

Certifications

BS Degree in Engineering