Manufacturing Process Engineer

ADVICS North America, Inc.

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The manufacturing process engineer position develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; coordinates manufacturing launch for new or revised products.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering or related field; OR
Associate’s Degree in mechanical engineering or related field with 2 or more years of related job experience.
Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Programs such as: Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Knowledge of and experience using Oracle Systems; proficiency preferred.
Experience and/or training in safe work environments and capital improvement.

Nice To Haves

Computer assisted design (CAD) proficiency, preferred.
PLC (programmable logical controller) proficiency, preferred.

Responsibilities

Carries out process improvement, problem resolution, project management and employee training on process changes.
Improves manufacturing processes and methods for cost-reduction, quality improvement and efficiency.
Prepares and presents plans for the above and coordinates deployment of these plans including training of team members.
Assists manufacturing in improving a system of production control, standard operating procedures, safety, quality control and training.
Performs research, designs and development of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods, and production equipment.
Initiate problem/incident reporting and investigations for any off-quality occurrences throughout the manufacturing and engineering improvement processes, and verify the effectiveness of subsequent corrective actions.
Assists with the preparation and maintenance of detailed buildings and equipment layouts.
Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluates results.
Designs, develops and tests and/or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency.
Represents manufacturing on cross-functional teams.
Analyzes customer part prints and specifications.
Writes process design specifications based on analysis of part prints.
Develops machine and tooling specifications for all new processes and existing machinery.
Assists in the designs of equipment layouts for individual lines, cells, and zones.
Identifies, plans, and implements process and product improvement activities.
Handles multiple projects with little or no supervision.
Completes APQP documentation according to internal, customer, or other recognized automotive standards.
Supports assigned production lines with QPR countermeasures, improvement programs to reduce scrap, and PE work requests.
Review and disposition process scrap as needed.
Prepares documentation for new products i.e. Process Flow, PFMEA, Process Planning Sheet, MOE. These documents will be completed in a timely manner and not after a product is already on the production floor.
Analyzes assigned production lines for negative trends, generates ideas for process improvements, analyzes results, and utilizes cross-functional teams to achieve desired results.
Documents and tracks improvements to show benefits and cost effectiveness.
Reviews process documentation twice per year and verifies accuracy (i.e., Process Flow, PFMEA, Process Planning Sheet).