What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer position at Custom Processing Services, Inc.?
Description
Summary:
The Building 2 Process Engineer will be responsible for analyzing, designing, and optimizing production processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams, including production, quality assurance, and maintenance to drive continuous improvement and support the plant’s operational goals.
Requirements
Accountable Functions and Responsibilities:
Customer Focused
Summary:
The Building 2 Process Engineer will be responsible for analyzing, designing, and optimizing production processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams, including production, quality assurance, and maintenance to drive continuous improvement and support the plant’s operational goals.
Requirements
Accountable Functions and Responsibilities:
Customer Focused
- Understand customer requirements with regard to process and specification and assure both are integrated into operations.
- Provide exceptional process information and details to satisfy customer information requirements and requests.
- Collaborate with EHS, Quality, Maintenance, Logistics, Planning, Technical Sales Engineering, and Project Engineering to deliver the manufacturing plan within Job Metrics.
- Work with the Building 2 Plant Manager and operations team to deliver the revenue expected and committed to on a monthly basis
- Ensure all processes comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
- Prepare new Job Jackets (batch records) for commercial products and maintain templates for existing commercial products
- Develop and implement new or modified production processes, equipment, and workflows.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities in productivity, cost reduction, and quality through analysis of existing manufacturing processes.
- Collaborate with maintenance and production teams to troubleshoot process-related issues.
- Lead or participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions for process deviations, customer complaints, or product quality concerns.
- Monitor key process parameters, track performance metrics, and generate regular reports for plant leadership.
- Support the commissioning of new equipment and processes.
- Support Plant Manager in maintaining accuracy of production elements of management information systems including financial reporting and ERP systems.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
- Work with suppliers and vendors as needed to support equipment or process changes.
- Provide technical training and support to production personnel and help develop new training tools for use in the business unit.
- Provide a culture of engagement for all employees within the business unit.
- Act as deputy to the Building 2 Plant Manager during vacation periods or other absences
- Share knowledge and expertise with Process Engineers in other business unit and Technical Sales Engineers to improve teamwork and collaboration
- Perform any other related duty as identified by Senior Leadership
- Safety Incident rate
- 360 feedback from peers and co-workers
- Customer Complaints
- Equipment and Labor Efficiency and Utilization
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting
- Champion and embodiment of CPS Core Values
- Strong knowledge of process design, optimization, and control.
- Proficiency in process simulation software and data analysis tools (e.g., Minitab, Excel, SPC).
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement frameworks.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Knowledge of safety and regulatory requirements relevant to the manufacturing industry.
- Willingness to accept the demands of a twenty-four hour, seven day manufacturing operation.
- Ability to multitask and establish priorities in an environment of competing expectations.
- Willingness to continue education and personal development for the purposes of staying up to date with industry, technology, and regulatory requirements.
- Desire to be a change agent, not getting discouraged, but persevering through times of conflict.
- Flexible and open minded to change while at the same time being able to hold an unwavering position.
- Ability to analyze data, look for trends, and draw conclusions for said data.
- Reading Campus (primary work location) – 95% of time
- East Greenville (secondary location) – 5% of time
- Office 40%
- Floor 60%
- Work is performed in a manufacturing plant environment with regular exposure to machinery, noise, and varying temperatures.
- Employee will be required to don and doff process-specific personal protective equipment (PPE) including appropriate safety shoes, dust respirators, hard hat, etc.
- Requires standing, walking, and occasional lifting.
- May require occasional off-shift or weekend work to support production or projects.
- Operations Leader
- Technical Sales Engineer
- Capital Project Engineer
- To vendor locations as needed to support learning and equipment/process advancement
- To industry or technical conferences to advance learning and understanding of new technologies
- Between CPS sites as required