Process Engineer

Position Summary And Purpose

This position is for a full-time, on-site Process Engineer. The Process Engineer will be tasked with optimizing production processes, ensuring product quality, and spearheading continuous improvement efforts to boost efficiency and competitiveness by up-to-date tools.

• Process Optimization:
  Continuously monitor and analyze the extrusion process parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed, and material flow to identify opportunities for optimization and efficiency improvement.
• Troubleshooting:
  Investigate and troubleshoot any problems or defects in the process, such as material inconsistencies, or equipment malfunctions, and implement corrective actions to address them.
• New Product Development:
  Work closely with product development teams to develop and test new products, including conducting trials, adjusting process parameters, and providing feedback on feasibility and manufacturability.
• Documentation and Reporting:
  Maintain detailed records of process parameters, production data, and quality control metrics, and generate reports to track performance, identify trends, and communicate findings.
• Complete time studies to identify opportunities for efficiency improvements.
• Coordinate continuous improvement and production process refinement efforts.
• Responsibilities related to ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Establish and monitor process safety compliance / CI.

• 35 years’ experience as a Process Engineer or similar role
• Strong background in involvement in process improvement initiatives like Lean or Six Sigma
• Lean tool experience VSM, TPM, Std Work
• Proficient in Std work, process capacity, operator/operation balancing
• SPC, data analysis, project management experience preferred
• Cross functional teamwork with departments like production, quality, and maintenance
• Proficient in structured problem solving (5 whys, 5
  
  Ms, A3, etc.)
• TPM (maintenance and operator-based PM)
• Drive process compliance

• Bachelor's degree in field of Engineering
• At least 2 years in a manufacturing setting

The Process Engineer position requires regular standing and walking. There will be some stooping, squatting or kneeling, reaching, bending. There will be regular lifting of 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear. The employee will work in a noisy and dusty environment and may be exposed to heat or cold.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all associated responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions. Tosaf USA reserves the right to change, amend, add, delete, and otherwise assign any and all duties, responsibilities, and position titles as it deems necessary to meet the needs of the business.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Plastics Manufacturing