What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process/Project Engineer position at CPS, Inc.?
Provide process support and technical expertise to improve the quality and reliability of plant production and operations. Work with a variety of team members to support and improve plant safety, quality, and reliability initiatives. Evaluate equipment performance and implement improvement ideas. Develop and manage projects including project scope, estimates, vendor selection, project costs/budgets, project installation and start up in support of process/site optimization initiatives
- Support a safety focused work environment by upholding the company’s safety guidelines and policies
- Participation in incident investigations; assist in development/initiation of corrective and preventive actions
- Ensure compliance with all environmental rules, laws, and regulations
- Manage project/product development from beginning to end including the scoping, design, execution and optimization of processes
- Develop/maintain manufacturing procedures for new product trials until project reaches commercialization stage
- Customer contact and liaison for all aspects of production trials
- Coordinate all aspects of trials with internal stakeholders (purchasing/logistics, shipping, customer service, and QC)
- Train/supervise technicians/operators in setup, operational, & cleaning procedures
- Execute manufacturing trials according to the published schedule
- Monitor performance of manufacturing trial; present results and recommended changes during post-campaign reviews
- Provide input to Plant Manager for installation of new equipment required
- Participate in process safety steering committee and conduct on-time PSM reviews and PSSRs
- Support Maintenance and Safety in adhering to the PSM standard
- Optimization of processes; improving cycle time, efficiency and throughput
- Participate in project/product post campaign review to identify successes and opportunities for improvement
- Assist in tracking and optimizing plant performance utilizing Lean Six Sigma tools to improve cycle time, throughput, yield, cost controls, high quality parameters, & overall processes
- Assist in executing the annual capital plan for the business including project management and deployment of capital in the most efficient manner