Process Engineer

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🎸 Mississippi – Remote

🎸 Mississippi – Remote

💵 $150k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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The Lumber Manufactory

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🏭 Manufacturing

⚡ Energy

🏗️ Construction

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $35M Series B - The Lumber Manufactory on 2025-09

Manufacturing • Energy • Construction

The Lumber Manufactory is reimagining sawmill operations with modular technology to deploy sawmills quickly, reliably, and at low cost where they are needed. Founded in 2023, TLM builds next-generation modular mills that convert local timber into domestic lumber supply, emphasizing faster deployment, sustainable forest management, local employment, and regional economic development. The company operates locations from Mississippi to Washington and is expanding nationwide, positioning itself as a provider of modular sawmill manufacturing and deployment solutions supported by industry investors and partners.

📋 Description

• 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 and define optimal sequencing to maximize recovery and throughput • Evaluate and specify automation and optimization systems, including scanning and optimization technology, PLC-controlled sort systems, and automated stacking and strapping lines • Perform line balancing and bottleneck analysis across mill operations • Conduct time studies and production flow analyses to establish standard work, crew sizing, and shift capacity targets • Partner with maintenance, production, and dry kiln teams on equipment installations, mill reconfigurations, and capacity expansion projects • Apply lean principles to identify waste in lumber handling, sort and stacking operations, trim optimization, and grade flow • Support capital project development, vendor evaluation, installation, and commissioning • Own and maintain mill flow diagrams, equipment layout drawings, and standard operating procedures • Adapt to changing priorities and support team and operational needs

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline • 5+ years of process or industrial engineering experience in wood products manufacturing (sawmill, planer mill, OSB, LVL, plywood, MDF, or similar environments) • Working knowledge of primary and secondary wood breakdown processes, including log merchandising, sawing patterns, kerf and recovery optimization, surfacing, and grading • Hands-on experience with mill layout design and material flow planning, including green end and dry end configurations, lumber handling systems, and sort and stacker integration • Proficiency in layout tools such as AutoCAD • Familiarity with scanning and optimization systems and how optimizer settings translate to recovery and grade yield outcomes • Experience evaluating and implementing automation in mill environments, including PLC-controlled sort lines, automated stackers, kiln tracking systems, and MES or production reporting platforms • Proficiency in time study methods, OEE analysis, and capacity modeling applied to high-volume, continuous-flow wood processing • Knowledge of kiln drying operations and how drying schedules, kiln capacity, and green inventory management interact with mill flow • Understanding of lumber grading rules and how product mix and grade targets influence equipment sequencing and line design • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across mill operations, construction and installation teams, maintenance, forestry and procurement, and sales teams • Ability to travel 25–50 percent

🏖️ 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 • The opportunity to help build something from the ground up in an essential, evolving industry