Process Engineer II

Overview

Chesterton continually strives to innovate for our customers, and our professional engineers are at the heart of that effort. Unlike many companies, all of Chesterton’s engineers are required to possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering within a focused field of study – guaranteeing our customers that top professionals will be working on their behalf. We offer a work environment that appeals to our engineers: time and space to think and collaborate with other engineers, challenging and complex problems to dig into every day, and a flexible work environment that encourages work-life balance.

Whether you’re forward facing with our customers to help them troubleshoot field applications, working in our state of the art test labs, or driving efficiencies into our manufacturing floors, there is an engineering career waiting for you with us!

Our benefits offering include:

• “Work Today, get paid tomorrow” - withdraw up to 50% of your earned daily wages the next day after you work rather than waiting for pay day!
• Chesterton Student Loan Repayment Program
• BCBS Medical Coverage
• Delta Dental
• 401K savings plan with a Chesterton contribution
• PTO including vacation, sick, time, 11 paid holidays, and paid time off to volunteer for causes
• Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• HSA & FSA options to cover additional medical costs
• Parental leave for moms and dads to be
• Hiring referral bonuses (up to $3,000 for select roles)
• A host of other fringe benefits including legal services, pet insurance, Chesterton relief fund for employees in need, and more!

Develops and optimizes economical manufacturing processes to maximize quality and productivity. Responsible for system development, specifications maintenance and process improvement. Acts as the lean process improvement leader for the business. Investigates and initiates corrective action on manufacturing problems arising in the manufacture of materials and products. Effectively transitions new products into the production process. Develops control plans and investigates quality problems using sound analytical analysis.

Develops processes and procedures that include safe working practices and are environmentally friendly.

Job Model: On-Site

On-Site positions will require employees to work on-site for each of their scheduled shifts.

• Reviews and evaluates proposed and processed engineering changes and/or other specification requirements.
• Creates and updates process specifications, procedures and work instructions.
• Test new engineering techniques and design cost efficient equipment.
• Evaluates and tests new and/or alternative materials.
• Review and recommend changes to materials and manufacturing processes in order to maintain and improve the quality of the product lines.
• Analyze technical issues, generate and deliver, both orally and in writing, technical papers.
• Apply sound engineering principles and solve difficult technical/quality problems or issues with raw materials, manufacturing processes and quality of product lines.
• Skilled in analyzing technical issues, creating and delivering technical reports both orally and in written form.
• Develop appropriate systems for solving quality and reliability problems.
• Review and recommend changes to materials and manufacturing processes.
• Evaluates and tests new or alternative materials.
• Recommend, plan and execute changes in layout of production facilities and equipment.
• Expert in Lean Continuous Improvement techniques. Leads and/or participates in continuous improvement teams.
• Advanced knowledge of set-up reduction techniques and process improvement methods
• Works closely with R&D to ensure smooth transition of new products to production.
• Must adhere to the safety requirements for the various mfg. areas including use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Considers safety and the environment with all responsibilities.

• Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Strong team player
• Confidently provide technical leadership.
• Ability to work under frequently changing priorities and to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability…