Extrusion Process Engineer

Shaw Industries, Inc.•Thomson, GA

61d

About The Position

Shaw Industries is looking for a Process Engineer who assists the Extrusion Department Manager in achieving excellent performance in safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, waste, and cost while ensuring compliance with all company, plant, and departmental guidelines and procedures. Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, and is a global leader in delivering carpet, hardwood, tile & stone, laminate, synthetic turf, and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide. We are committed to creating a better future for our customers, our people, our company, and our communities.

Requirements

4-year Engineering degree required; Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering degree preferred
Strong communication skills (written and oral)
Strong project management skills
Six Sigma Black Belt trained or willingness to complete training
Proficiency in Microsoft Office & Google Suite (preferred)
Previous manufacturing experience (preferred)
(Based upon experience level of candidate selected, position may be filled as a Process Engineer or Sr. Process Engineer)

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Google Suite
Previous manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

Participate in and continuously improve on Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Cost
Monitor safety of all processes in the extrusion department
Responsible for the reliability and operation of polyester drying equipment
Responsible for troubleshooting of extrusion process and related equipment
Serve as the extrusion process expert, with a consistent focus on improving productivity
Provides coaching to mechanics, operators, and supervisors around safety, process, and productivity
Drives root cause analysis and implementation of preventative measures for off quality fiber and customer complaints
Participates in customer feedback calls and customer visits
Monitors running conditions of extrusion as needed to ensure the production of a first quality product
Lead/Assist in product changes and startups to guard against contamination and off quality
Confers with lab on out of spec quality checks
Assists in improving the operational knowledge and improving the procedures within extrusion and in increasing the areas overall response time to out of spec conditions.
Utilizes BB training and Minitab data analysis for improving the process and the performance of project specific teams.
Write and edit departmental SOPs
Assist within the extrusion department operations as needed
Provide technical assistance to the departmental manager, team managers, associates and internal customers on a daily basis
Managing capital projects, driving TPM initiatives and cost improvements
Responsible for managing LOTO procedures for the department
Assist in leading and managing Intern(s), OMT(s), and Process Technician(s) as needed.
Understand and Support all SAFE, SMS, TPM, Lean Six Sigma & Environmental Efforts within the department.
Assist in developing and implementing plans to improve these areas where performance is under goal