Process Engineer

Purpose: Primary accomplishments, products, and services, who benefits from them and how.

Support plant projects and activities, driving improvement to processes within the entire plant. Subject expert on local and corporate databases and ERP systems. Support LEAN initiatives for entire facility., including Continuous Improvement

Essential Duties: What has to be done to achieve the desired results of the job.

• Coordinates with Operations Manager, Production Manager, and Quality Administrators for Continuous Improvement Activities. Engineer, Requisition and /or manufacture materials, parts, or supplies to support new or improvements to operational processes, equipment, or tooling.
• Maintain accurate plant layout in Auto CAD
• Maintain accurate documentation control in local and corporate databases, including QMS documentation control, related to manufacturing processes and instructions.
• Act as the project manager for all new part number creation, development and production release (including new tool builds and tool transfers) by leading the APQP process entirely.
• Maintain customer prints, specifications and cross reference database.
• Support industry surveys and controls (ref RoHS, MSPCA, Conflict Minerals).
• Driving LEAN initiatives in the plant through all departments (6 Sigma, LEAN, etc).
• Lead data accuracy requirements in corporate ERP system (currently EPICOR). Including driving improved / increased modules activity usage (Min / Max, rates/ efficiencies, etc).
• Develop and maintain system costing standards.
• Support customer initiatives on productivity improvements and cost reduction activities, including cost review initiatives.
• Act as backup for manufacturing cost quotes and proposals.
• Leads the Continuous Improvement, RFQ and other committees and teams.
  
  

Minimum Requirements: What is required to perform the Essential Duties

• Must be able to perform all duties and meet requirements with or without accommodation.
• Associate's degree; or two years combination of related education. Preferably in Industrial Engineering. Other acceptable areas of study include Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Able to work independently with minimal direct supervision on assigned tasks, projects and activities.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Strong working knowledge of personal computers and software (Windows, Access, Word, and Excel).
• Must be able to successfully complete all training requirements as listed on training matrix for this position.