Process Engineer

Job Summary:

To provide engineering and development support to ensure the most economical and feasible methods are utilized for each project. Responsible for collaborating with Program Management, Operations and Engineering to maintain and improve processes and support for developing new products and expanding upon existing product lines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to create stable and sustained processes for the manufacture of quality products.
• Troubleshoot existing processes to maintain or improve quality parts. Evaluates process capability and develop solutions for improving process control.
• Work closely with supervisors and operators to improve product flow, improve quality, and reduce scrap.
• Review new projects to determine effectiveness of design regarding moldability, tool concept, and material required.
• Provides engineering support and input to departments within company.
• Consults with customer's technical personnel regarding current and upcoming projects or concepts.
• Conducts a search of new materials, processes and procedures necessary to enhance and improve both manufacturing processes and products.
• Assists manufacturing department in development of processes and ISO documentation necessary for production.
• Develop and implement strategies to continuously improve manufacturing efficiency by reducing cycle times, improved processes and machine uptime, and oversee capital investment in the manufacturing area
• Lead and support ERP and process monitoring processes and software including ISO documentation and cross-functional team participation

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency and makes recommendations.
• May represent Program Management Department on cross-functional teams.
• When requested, may work on special projects and various related assignments.
• Performs other related duties and assignments as required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. The employee must also occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities include close vision and color vision. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

The noise level in the work environment may range from low, moderate to loud.

Education, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent in education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience in plastics or related industry
• Sound knowledge of engineering theory and design criteria
• ISO experience a plus.
• Need to have excellent relationship-building skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organization skills.
• Must be familiar with computers and computer software.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.