Process Engineer

LOOS & CO., INC., 16B Mashamoquet Road, Pomfret, Connecticut, United States of America

Take the next step with an exciting and growing company

As the only fully integrated maker of premium quality wire, rope, and assemblies, Loos & Co holds a leading position in the global aerospace sector.

A division of the Central Wire (CWI) Group of Companies encompassing 12 locations in three countries, 750+ employees, and over six decades of excellence, Loos & Co solutions are found in mission critical flight control applications. Our precision-manufactured components are also used for defense, med tech, and heavy industry purposes around the world, in large part because of the people behind our products.

Do you have a strong work ethic? Take pride in a job well done? Are you passionate about contributing to individual and team, company and customer successes? If you’re interested in joining a dynamic work environment that offers opportunities to reach your full potential, we want to hear from you.

The Process Engineer supports manufacturing operations by developing, improving, and maintaining reliable production processes that achieve established safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives. The essential function of the position is to apply engineering principles and hands-on manufacturing knowledge to improve process capability, equipment performance, product quality, throughput, and operational consistency.

The Process Engineer works closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering to identify production constraints and recurring issues; develop practical solutions; establish and improve manufacturing methods and standards; support new products and equipment; and drive continuous improvement initiatives from problem identification through sustained implementation.

• Develop, evaluate, document, and improve manufacturing processes, methods, tooling, equipment, and work instructions.
• Maintain an active presence on the production floor to understand operating conditions, identify opportunities, troubleshoot problems, and support production employees and supervisors.
• Analyze production performance, including cycle time, scrap, downtime, yield, throughput, and process capability, to identify improvement opportunities and prioritize engineering efforts.
• Lead structured problem-solving and root cause analysis for recurring quality, equipment, and production issues; develop and implement effective corrective actions.
• Optimize machine settings, tooling, process parameters, material flow, and operating methods to improve productivity, quality, reliability, and consistency.
• Support CNC and other machining operations, including evaluation of machine capability, tooling, feeds and speeds, setups, cycle times, and process performance.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and identify opportunities for equipment modification or replacement.
• Develop and maintain standard work, process specifications, setup documentation, control plans, work instructions, and other manufacturing documentation.
• Support the introduction of new products, processes, tooling, and equipment, including process development, trials, validation, production readiness, and transition to normal operations.
• Design or recommend tooling, fixtures, gauges, and other production aids as needed to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and repeatability.
• Apply Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies to reduce waste, improve flow, simplify processes, and increase manufacturing capacity.
• Use production and quality data to establish baselines, evaluate process performance, validate improvements, and ensure changes produce sustained results.
• Participate in capital equipment evaluation, justification, installation, commissioning, and optimization.
• Work collaboratively with production employees and supervisors to ensure engineering solutions are practical, understood, and successfully implemented on the manufacturing floor.
• Provide technical support and training to production…