SUMMARY:

Responsible to provide scientific technical knowledge of the processes used to product Company products. Provides understanding of the mechanisms at work in the processes that are used to produce Company products and serves as a support person to Manufacturing Engineering and the factory. Provides engineering efforts towards continuously, improving safety, quality and delivery performance of a particular process area provides technical assistance to internal customers and troubleshoots in process problems as they arise and makes necessary adjustment to produce quality products in a timely manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

§ Analyze and improve all existing and new equipment and processes as needed.

§ Troubleshoot in-process problems and make recommendations to increase productivity. Resolve ongoing process and tooling related problems proactively.

§ Create documentation to support existing processes and equipment in accordance with Quality Systems.

§ Design and implement processes, equipment, and documentation for all new projects.

§ Coordinate the design and fabrication of small fixtures and tooling with the fixturing and tooling groups

§ Solve manufacturing problems related to equipment, processes, or designs

§ Review production processes and recommends changes for improvement; goals should include current technologies which lead to: creating a safer workplace, producing products with higher quality, quicker delivery of products and producing products at a lower cost.

§ Assist maintenance in troubleshooting and repair of equipment

§ Assist Design Engineering with design and prototyping of new or modified products.

§ Provide technical expertise in the area of process engineering.

§ Develop processes, equipment, and fixtures to aid in the manufacture of products.

§ Develop, revise, and upgrade routers, standard operating procedures (SOP), and bill of materials.

§ Train and instruct associates in performance of their assigned duties using operations work instructions.

§ Develop and implement process capability plans.

§ Work with production managers to prepare plant layouts for maximum utilization of floor space and resources.

REQUIREMENTS:

§ Personal computer skills such as MICROSOFT OFFICE and relational database.

§ Excellent communication skills

§ Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups

§ Fully define project scope, deliverables and team requirements. Execute plans with minimal supervision.

§ Ability to lead project teams and deliver results against milestones and deliverables.

§ Demonstrated understanding of most new product development processes and work flows.

§ Working knowledge of at polymer composite product lines, with detailed knowledge of polymer material mixing; curing and forming process needed.

§ Works well in a Team environment and guides the team as the "expert" in a particular field, capable of leading a sub-team formed around the technical expertise.

§ Demonstrated experience in participating on multi-disciplinary product development teams

§ Demonstrated Mastery of a particular technical area within the job responsibility.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

§ Bachelor‘s degree in an engineering field, material engineering is preferred.

§ 5 or more years of experience