Investing and Wax Assembly Process Control Engineer LPC

Position Summary

As a Process Control Engineer you will be part of a dynamic technical team driving manufacturing efficiency and productivity in a plant environment. You will apply Engineering principles to technical projects while researching and finding innovative and cost-effective means to improve safety, quality, and delivery.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Primary Duties include planning, developing, evaluating, and conducting current state analysis and leading the implementation of technical projects towards future state objectives. In this hybrid role, specific attention will be given to reducing defects in Investing caused by the Wax Area as well as working closely with wax auditors to drive workmanship improvements both on site and at OSP facilities.

Problem Solving

• You will be responsible to research, select and implement solutions to a variety of problems using logical and analytical engineering techniques.
  
  

Communication

• You will collaborate and communication with various levels of the organization including production employees, supervisors, peers and subject matter experts.
• You will have the opportunity to present internal presentation and reports complex in nature to various members of leadership.
• You will participate and represent PCC on vendors and customer communications.
  
  

Leadership & Teamwork

• You will lead small groups and be a resource for the manufacturing workforce.
• You will be responsible for managing your project budgets and keeping your projects on track.
  
  

Autonomy

• You will receive general guidance on project work. You will have many tools, resources and experienced engineers to guide you and help you achieve your project objectives.
  
  

Job Functions

• Improve the safety of the plant
• Responsible for setting the specification for the processing of parts through their area of focus
• Become a subject matter expert for their area of responsibility
• Learn JMP, JMP Live, and PowerBI
• Track department metrics and develop plans/execute plans to improve these metrics
• Use statistical process control to monitor the performance of the area and react to out of control conditions
• Reduce scrap and rework caused by their area of focus
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to improve equipment functionality and implement new equipment
• Interface smoothly with other departments to develop joint plans for resolving part problems.
• Work directly with multiple teams to successfully achieve varied goals.
• Perform audits to evaluate the conformance of the operations team to procedures and develop containment plans
• Run experiments to reduce process variability and reduce manufacturing costs
• Work closely with and favorably represent PCC with customers and suppliers.
• Maintain project plans and meet project deadlines
• Logical and analytical approach to problem solving
• Develop and maintain Process Maps, PFEMA’s, and Control Plans
• Develop and maintain Process Control Procedures
  
  

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technical Science field (preferred)
• Experience with data analysis and statistical process control
• Experience writing technical processing requirements for manufacturing or equivalent
• General knowledge of materials science engineering, manufacturing processes and investment casting technology
• Manufacturing experience
  
  

Required Skills

• Knowledge and demonstrated ability in engineering principles and disciplines
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with various levels of the organization
• Demonstrated high degree of objectivity and integrity in the evaluation of people and problems
• Demonstrated ownership of an area and while partnering with other stakeholders
• Experience with data collection and analysis with excel
  
  

Desired Skills

• Process development or Process Control of Heat Treatment of metal parts
• JMP, Webfocus and PowerBI
• PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Mapping
• Dashboarding and Statistical Process Control implementation and sustainment
• Investment casting experience
• Specifically, Wax Assembly experience and or Investing experience
  

Bonus To Have Skills

• Robotic and mechanical systems experience
• 3D printing experience
• Ignition and/or PLC programing
• Python, VBA