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Role

Process / Manufacturing (Engineering).

Delivers and improves plant processes using productivity and efficiency analysis and technical support

SeniorSoftware spend $5,800 / seat / yr (2026)1,062 contacts in the graph hold this role

Sample taken from the live graph on 7 October 2026; refreshed on demand.

What this role actually does

Responsibilities and pain points, sourced from the production graph.

Key responsibilities

  • Design and Improve Manufacturing Processes That Meet Takt Time, Yield, Cost, and Safety Targets
  • Troubleshoot Product, Material, Tooling, and Equipment Problems That Create Bottlenecks or Quality Escapes
  • Apply Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, SMED, and Standard Work Methods to Reduce Waste and Stabilize Operations
  • Review Product Designs for Manufacturability, Assembly Cost, Tooling Feasibility, and Process Capability
  • Own Manufacturing Documentation, Including Routings, Work Instructions, Control Plans, and Engineering Procedure Updates
  • Analyze Production Data, OEE, First-pass Yield, Scrap, Downtime, and Labor Utilization to Prioritize Improvement Projects

Software pain points

  • Engineering changes get retyped across CAD, PLM, ERP, MES, and QMS, creating revision conflicts on the floor
  • SPC studies and root-cause work live in spreadsheets disconnected from live machine and inspection data
  • Work instructions lag the approved process, so operators run obsolete methods after a fixture or parameter update
  • Bottleneck analysis is reactive because downtime, scrap, changeover, and labor data arrive after the shift
  • Audit evidence is scattered across paper travelers, shared drives, email approvals, and local spreadsheets
  • Machine data lacks product, lot, operator, and recipe context, which slows process-cause analysis

How this role buys

The categories they buy, the people who approve.

Top software categories

  • Drawing Software
  • Manufacturing Software
  • Distribution Inventory Management Software
  • Small Business Manufacturing Software
  • Statistical Analysis Software
  • Visitor Behavior Intelligence Software

Decision makers

  • Manufacturing Engineering - Executive
  • Plant Manager (Single Plant)
  • VP Manufacturing
  • Multi-focus
  • Digital Forensics Engineering
  • Top / Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Corporate

Workflow

A day in the workflow.

Starts day by checking Microsoft Outlook for overnight quality alerts, then reviews SAP S/4HANA work orders and Siemens Opcenter production status; walks the line with a tablet, captures downtime causes and defect notes in Tulip, and pulls machine trends from AVEVA PI System; spends mid-morning in SOLIDWORKS or Autodesk AutoCAD reviewing DFM issues, then updates routings, tooling notes, and work instructions in PTC Windchill; joins a Microsoft Teams standup with production, quality, maintenance, and supply planning, using Power BI to review OEE, scrap, FPY, and bottlenecks; runs afternoon root-cause work in Minitab, logs CAPA actions in MasterControl, and validates a fixture or parameter change at the cell; closes by publishing the revised instruction, sending handoff notes in Teams, and updating the improvement backlog in Jira

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