Process Control Supervisor LPCS Front-End

Summary

The Steel Frontend Process Control Engineering Manager plays a key role in improving the Cost, Quality, and Delivery of castings manufactured by working to the principal accountabilities detailed below. The position requires the skills and ability to effectively coordinate diverse groups from manufacturing, engineering, and process control to deliver steady, definable improvements to key financial metrics.

Essential Functions

Objectives

• Improve cost and quality performance of wax molding, assembly, investing, casting, and shell removal processes.
• Primary initiatives are to
• Reduce Scrap & Rework,
• Optimize the Process by maintaining current process & sub-process capability, reducing process variability through continuous improvement activities, and reduce cost of materials and processes
• Understand PCC toolbox and finical goals and align objectives accordingly.
  
  

Planning

• Develop and execute an annual Process Control Plan through PFMEA
• Develop a 3-year vision and plan for Process Control Improvements
• Identify and act on opportunities for innovative processing and technology improvements
• Provide guidance and shift scheduling for hourly inspectors as well as salaried process control engineers and technicians
  
  

Data-Based Decision Making

• Promote and train data-based decision-making techniques for all business and process areas. This includes internal NEI Green Belt Training and acting as Mentor for Black Belt Training projects.
• Guide and support Process Control Engineers in department specific process control plans
• Work closely with Manufacturing to support existing production products, process changes, tooling improvements and defect reduction projects
• Conduct regular Process Walks to identify and promote opportunities for continuous improvement and variability reduction
• Lead Process Response Teams and develop technical solutions to complex problems
• Drive Process Control requirements down to key Raw Material and Service suppliers
• Facilitate design and creation of improved data systems that monitor, control, respond and report key process outputs and inputs
• Act as internal and external consultant on the use of statistical techniques and problem solving
• Support Plant, Division & Corporate initiatives in Six Sigma/Zero Defect
• Provide support and dispositions for nonconforming product
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or Materials Science, or B.S. in unrelated field with a proven record of process experience and sustained positive performance
• Minimum 3-year experience in process control, process improvement
• Six Sigma Master Black Belt or experienced Black Belt preferred
  
  

Required Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work with limited supervision
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate diverse teams and achieve improvements
• Investment Casting, Ceramics, or similar complex materials process experience
• Super Alloy metallurgy experience preferred
• Must be able to travel on occasion to support benchmarking and supplier activities
• Vision Certification (for First Inspection) applicant must have ability to certify