Process Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

This position provides leadership, direction, and problem-solving skills to eliminate manufacturing conflicts, document improvements, and maintain positive relations with our customers.

• Be a customer service liaison between our facility and core injection facility.
• Develop and approve new and revised Activity Instructions criteria in the tool and die manufacturing areas.
• Interface daily and communicate issues with manufacturing, maintenance, and facilities personnel responsible for the wax areas.
• Ensure that the tool processes are performed in compliance with the methods, materials, and equipment specifications as detailed in the Corporate Tooling Manual (TM).
• Determine the root cause of any deviation from a critical process specification and develop a timely formal reaction plan, including an escalating help chain system that notifies the local plant Operations Manager and Plant Manager.
• Understand downstream product quality as it relates to die-making and react appropriately to observed conditions.
• Routinely review processes for adherence to established techniques and ensure the repeatability of approved process.
• Develop and implement a core injection pre-shipment process.
• Support Core Die technician in test injection of completed tools.

• Receive communication from customers to resolve issues internally and externally.
• Interact with leadership and operations to manage quality and output.
• Ensure that our quality meets customer-defined requirements in the Product Criteria.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and initiate service when required.
• Support annual physical inventory activities.
• Support and align with all EH&S metrics; actively participate, promote, and comply with all EH&S programs and policies.

Education:

BS degree in Engineering and/or a combination of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all strata of the organization.
• Be punctual in meeting assignments.
• Have cooperative and loyal teamwork attitude.
• Heavy Excel abilities including formulas, pivot tables.

• A minimum of five years in a manufacturing environment is strongly suggested.

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.

• Occasional bending, reaching, pushing and pulling when retrieving and moving various items.
• Intermittent lifting of various items; assistance would be provided for weights exceeding 35 pounds.
• Oral communication via telephone or in person while interacting with customers, suppliers, or other employees.
• Position may require more than eight hours daily and more than five days weekly to complete work assignments.
• Sitting in chairs (swivel, padded, and adjustable).
• Squatting / crouching when retrieving stored items from lower shelves and file cabinets, inspecting equipment / product, etc.
• Standing intermittently.
• Visual monitoring of computer screens.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Computer, telephone and other office equipment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The duties of this position are performed throughout the entire floor space. Duties are performed in both an office setting and in manufacturing areas where compliance with applicable safety rules is required.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be occasionally required to work near moving mechanical parts and exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level is moderate. During periods of travel, duties could be performed in conference centers, restaurants, places of public accommodation, modes of travel,…