Performance Engineer, Operations

ATI•Albany, OR

1d•$65,700 - $104,800

About The Position

ATI Millersburg is hiring a Performance Engineer to support its Consolidation Division. The role provides technical and manufacturing process support to identify and eliminate sources of variation and establish shop-floor standards, best practices, and performance metrics. The Performance Engineer leads problem-solving processes to help ensure conformance and production of quality products that meet customer requirements and ATI goals. The successful candidate will quickly learn ATI, the Consolidation Division, and its processes, then collaborate with cross-functional teams that include a unionized workforce, engineering, quality, and safety. The position calls for attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, a continuous-improvement mindset, the ability to make timely and impactful decisions, and strong interpersonal skills. The role supports production and equipment troubleshooting, process standards and audits, risk assessment and corrective-action work, continuous improvement, capital and major-maintenance projects, and development of work instructions and quality-system documents. ATI offers a Total Rewards package that includes competitive base pay and variable additional compensation opportunities. Salary range: $65,700 to $104,800 annually. Pay and available program options may vary based on factors including location, hire date, candidate experience and qualifications, and market and business considerations. ATI does not provide immigration sponsorship for its positions. Certain positions may have employment opportunities tracked or limited based on citizenship or immigration status due to the nature of ATI's operations, including certain federal government contracts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least one year of experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or production environment.
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
Ability to learn and understand complex processes and their interactions, and apply rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems.
Ability to work effectively in a team and strong interpersonal skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and effective time-management skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Nice To Haves

Industrial manufacturing experience.
Experience with electron beam technology, vacuum systems, mechanical design, and project management.
Experience applying Continuous Improvement concepts, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma techniques and principles in a production environment.
Strong leadership ability in an industrial production environment.
Action-oriented approach and demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment.
Basic programming skills and controls experience with systems such as Allen Bradley, Emerson Delta V, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Resolve production, equipment, and systems problems, including providing technical support for root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Establish standards for compaction, electron beam welding, and arc melting operations.
Perform or coordinate risk assessments and abatement (RA&A), problem-solving reports (PSR), and continuous-improvement (CI) activities.
Support capital and major-maintenance projects, including generating capital funding requests (CFRs), managing projects, and providing primary technical support for new process equipment.
Provide rough-order-of-magnitude estimates and preliminary justifications for five-year capital projects.
Establish standards for production and material-flow processes.
Establish performance metrics based on best practices and use measurements to identify improvement opportunities involving operator training, process supplies, material quality, equipment condition, and processes.
Audit operations and processes for adherence to internal and external customer requirements.
Generate and implement process-improvement plans.
Act as a technical resource for Task Standardization initiatives at all levels of the manufacturing process.
Develop or revise work instructions, quality-system documents, material specifications, and Standard Work Task Element documents.

Benefits

Competitive base pay with variable additional compensation opportunities.
401(k) plan with company match.
Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life insurance.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Employee Assistance Programs.
15 days of paid vacation time.
12 paid holidays.
Performance bonus.
Optional employee-paid Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, and Pet Insurance.