Process Engineer

Job Information

• Job
• Category:
  Engineering
• Posting Date: 07/06/2026, 03:33 PM
• Location:
  
  3960 South Marginal Road, Cleveland, OH, , US (Hybrid)
• Schedule:
  
  Full time
• Export‑Controlled Data:
  This position entails access to export‑controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items

Job Summary

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

Essential Functions

• 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.
• Responsible for daily interface and communication of issues with manufacturing, maintenance, facilities, and 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 and formal reaction plan which will include an escalating help chain system. The help chain system will include the notification of the local plant Operations Manager and Plant Manager.
• Understand downstream product quality as it relates to die‑making and react appropriately to observed conditions.
• Review process for adherence to established techniques and ensure the repeatability of approved process.
• Develop and implement a core injection pre‑shipment process.

Job Responsibilities

• 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.

Job Specifications

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

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong problem solving and decision‑making skills.
• Effective communication across all strata of the organization.
• Punctuality in meeting assignments.
• Cooperative and loyal teamwork attitude.
• Advanced Excel abilities including formulas and pivot tables.

Experience: Minimum of five years in a manufacturing environment is strongly suggested.

Physical Demands:

• Occasional bending, reaching, pushing and pulling when retrieving and moving various items.
• Lifting intermittently of various items. Typically assistance 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; inspection of equipment and products.
• Standing intermittently.
• Visual monitoring of computer screens.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job: close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Equipment Used:

• Computer, telephone and other office equipment.

Work Environment: 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.

Supervision: This position has no direct reports. This could change after evaluation by the Operations Manager and Plant Manager.

Quality Statement: The products we manufacture are used in important industries – transporting goods and people; the defense of our country; critical energy infrastructure for hospitals and public safety. Livelihoods and lives depend upon the products we manufacture.

Salary Range: $80-$100,000 salary approximation.

Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.