Process Engineer III

Purple is a digitally-native vertical brand with a mission to help people feel and live better through innovative comfort solutions. To us, comfort means more than great products, it means empowering every employee to feel comfortable being themselves. We believe your career at Purple will be a one-of-a-kind “Career in Comfort” because our workforce is one-of-a-kind. We are committed to a culture of collaboration where every voice is heard and understood. As an innovation company at our core, we believe a diversity workforce brings better insights, solutions and products and serves as the backbone to bettering our company. Join with us as we add to our team of exceptional individuals who will help us take over the world — one mattress at a time.

Compensation

The compensation target for this role is: $85,000 - $100,000

Job Summary

Process Engineer will be a systems thinker, able to marry detailed local machine and operator efficiency with overall plant performance to direct continuous improvement efforts. The position will be the primary lead responsible for gathering and analyzing performance data and communicating findings to peers and supervisors. The Process Engineer will become intimately familiar with all Purple manufacturing processes, using analytics and systems thinking techniques to improve processes for the benefit of the company. The Process Engineer will team with other departments and disciplines to get buy-in on all improvement efforts.

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a system performance map that communicates efficiencies, capacity, and system bottlenecks.
• Support the development and management of work instructions, generate FAQ’s, audit reports, etc. to support Manufacturing.
• Learn and apply appropriate Lean, Theory of Constraints, and Six Sigma principles.
• Promote an environment of engineering rigor, discipline, informed decision making, and enthusiastic problem solving with his/her peer group in Production.
• Coordinate with the Quality and Maintenance teams to investigate product or equipment failures and determine a plan to prevent or mitigate future occurrences.

Required Skills, Education, Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, etc..) with 4-7 years’ experience as an Engineer in a production environment
• Understanding of Lean and Six Sigma principles
• Experience with high volume assembly and/or distribution systems preferable

Physical Requirements

Physical activities may occasionally include:

• Remaining in stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 15 pounds in all directions.

Physical activities may constantly include:

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of work assigned.

Environmental Conditions may occasionally include:

• Noisy open office environment

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• 401(k) Match

• Flexible PTO

• Earn a Mattress

• Purple Swag

• Amazing Purple Products

WHY WORK AT PURPLE?

• Make your mark: We value innovative thinking. At Purple, you will be empowered to bring your ideas to life as we work together to improve people’s lives through comfort.

• Gain unique experience: Be a part of one of the fastest growing companies in Utah! The contributions you make will matter at Purple as the company continues to grow with you.

• Awesome culture: Join the tight-knit team at Purple and you can enjoy working alongside industry experts, making close friends, and annual employee appreciation events.

Purple provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.