Process Engineering Team Lead

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and training to Process Engineers and Technicians
• Identifies valuable training opportunities and employees who would benefit
• Autonomously collaborates with team members to move projects through to successful completion.
• Works extensively with other functional groups such as operations and quality engineering to help overcome site-level roadblocks for other PE team members
• Develops ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a culture of continuous improvement
• Assists in the implementation and change management of strategic initiatives coming from the NPD management team on a site level basis for the Process Enginering team
• Collaborates with the other engineer’s within the NPD organization

• Analyzes new product specifications and translates these into manufacturing processes to establish production rates, achieve expected quality levels and establish reliability of finished product.
• Expert user of manufacturing equipment, intimately understands machine functions and can determine what equipment is required to produce a given product
• Working knowledge of automation systems to be able to use and troubleshoot them once implemented by the automation team
• Conducts reviews of new and revised tooling.
• Acts as tooling design review input champion.
• Develops and optimizes process parameters for new tools.
• Develops process parameters for secondary operations such as ultrasonic welding, bonding, cutting, slitting, and testing.
• Conducts data analysis and collaboration with Quality Engineering.
• Understands process validation steps and goals and works with the quality engineering team to provide guidance on how to validate new production processes
• Identifies Operational Qualification (OQ) process parameters and Performance Qualification (PQ) settings.
• Develops and documents standard operating procedures and product-specific operating procedures
• Trains manufacturing personnel on new production processes
• Performs DOEs, and participates in the development of control plans, Process Maps, and PFMEA documentation.
• Organizes internal cross-functional teams and corresponding outside vendors needed to meet project needs.
• Uses standard problem solving tools, e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone.
• Applies effective inter-departmental communication and escalation.
• Owns tooling and process from a manufacturability standpoint from development to production release.
• Partners with Quality department on investigation and corrective action for any failed First Article Inspection or OQ/PQ.
• Works directly with customers, to discuss topics, such as design for manufacturing and material selection
• Actively researches developments in the field and how they might be applied

Education and Experience

Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Plastics or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• 7 Years experience in new product process engineering or related discipline

Desired:
• Leadership experience preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification preferred

Competencies

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Ability to communicate clearly by conveying and receiving ideas, information and direction effectively
• Ability to demonstrate adequate job knowledge to deliver a world class performance
• Ability to challenge oneself to consistently meet all goals and deadlines
• Willingness to strive for excellence by producing work that is free of errors and mistakes
• Desire to delight both customers and coworkers by offering encouragement, fostering teamwork and addressing conflict appropriately
• Commitment to making improvements company wide
• Demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office
• Use of statistical analysis software
• Use of 3D modeling software such as SolidWorks
• Interpersonal skills and good communication techniques
• Understand basic material chemistry
• Understands test methods used to inspect the products being produced
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and deadlines, manage and identify scope
• Act as a project leader on major projects
• Lean Manufacturing- Proficient in the use of problem-solving tools such as 5 why, Fishbone, 8D, etc
• Understanding of manufacturing processes for medical components and devices.Good understanding of metrology principles and methods.