What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer position at SP Associates, Inc.?
Process Engineer
Location: Concord, NC
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are seeking a motivated Process Engineer with a passion for continuous improvement and a drive to help a high-performing manufacturing team achieve its goals. This position offers the opportunity to make a direct impact by improving production processes, enhancing efficiency, and supporting innovation in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a process expert for the Coating and Mixing teams, contributing to the safe and efficient achievement of departmental goals.
- Identify and solve root-cause issues within manufacturing processes.
- Evaluate and optimize current methods, workflows, and equipment to drive improvements in quality, uptime, and cost.
- Conduct time studies, data trend analysis, correlations, and other performance assessments.
- Develop and lead improvement projects from concept through design, cost/safety approval, implementation, and validation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, vendors, and management on large-scale initiatives.
- Create and maintain technical documentation including procedures, work instructions, flowcharts, and reports.
- Lead new product and formulation introductions across Coating and Mixing departments.
- Train team members on new equipment, technologies, and processes.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of continuous improvement or process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical and data analysis skills using Microsoft Excel or similar tools
- Flexibility to work varied hours as needed to support a 24/7 production operation
Preferred:
- Experience in thin film or paper web coating operations, or other high-speed, rotating equipment environments
- Background in chemical mixing or blending operations
- Familiarity with OSHA, EPA, HAZWOPER, and ISO 14001 standards
- Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC)