Process Improvement Engineer - Specialty Rental - Deer Park, TX
Job Summary
As a Process Improvement Engineer in our Operations team, you will lead initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, fleet availability, and customer satisfaction while driving down operational costs. This role involves managing improvement projects from conception to execution, leveraging digital tools, data insights, and continuous improvement methodologies to create measurable value for the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute process improvement initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timely delivery, and measurable results
- Develop, document, and maintain processes, policies, and procedures within the company management system
- Serve as a subject matter expert for Rental and Service operations, providing guidance, analysis, and actionable recommendations
- Support warehouse optimization efforts, including 5S implementation, layout design, inventory labeling, cleanup, and Min/Max analysis
- Collaborate with fleet, technical support, and cross-functional teams to initiate projects and drive operational improvements aligned with customer satisfaction and cost efficiency goals
- Train end users on new processes and tools to ensure effective adoption and sustained performance
- Utilize digital tools and data insights to monitor KPIs, identify trends and gaps, and implement continuous improvements
- Travel to field locations to gather operational insights and apply learnings to enhance ongoing projects
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive experience in process improvement, operational excellence, or engineering roles within a technical, industrial, or rental/service environment
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered
- Strong experience working with operational systems; advanced SharePoint development experience required
- Experience with SAP and/or Salesforce preferred
- AutoCAD experience preferred for layout and flow design
- Certification or formal training in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt required; Black Belt preferred), Agile, SCRUM, PMP, or equivalent
- Proven track record of leading complex improvement initiatives with measureable costs, efficiency, and customer satisfaction outcomes
- Strong analytical capabilities, including data modeling, KPI design, root-cause analysis, and visualization
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft tools, process mapping software, and BI/reporting platforms
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership levels
- Fluent in English
Qualifications
- Fluent in English
Benefits
- Excellent compensation package, including a flexible benefits plan and a generous 401(k) retirement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Life & Disability insurance
Company Information
Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Division North America (SRDNA) has 22 offices throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. Our headquarters is located in Deer Park, TX just outside of Houston. Atlas Copco Group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. We are a global team with colleagues in 180 locations in 170 countries.
Location
The role requires you to work on-site at our office for the first 90 days in Deer Park, TX, United States (US). You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration. After that, the position will work a hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office. You should be willing to travel up to 50% of the time.
About Us
We believe and foster a learning culture where global mobility is an important enabler for growth. Our learning culture supports you on your journey: benefit from our individual learning opportunities (LinkedIn Learning e.g.), our feedback culture, the internal job portal, global project assignments, or onsite training from our academy. We support you and your well-being with different programs like team events, and more.