Performance Engineer

ATI•Albany, OR

About The Position

The Performance Engineer is responsible for evaluating production losses, identifying potential improvements, and implementing effective solutions in collaboration with appropriate functions and teams. The role focuses on improving utilization, yield, and uptime; analyzing operational performance; addressing reliability issues; and supporting initiatives that close performance gaps and advance business goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, or a related field.
Minimum of 1–3 years of experience in a production, manufacturing, or operational environment, focused on performance improvement or reliability.
Ability to collaborate effectively with asset reliability teams to drive performance and equipment improvements.
In-depth knowledge of business value drivers and operational requirements that support alignment with organizational goals.
Expertise in Root Cause Analysis methods and ability to lead RCA investigations to resolve production issues.
Proficiency with Production and Operations Data Systems for tracking and analyzing operational performance.
Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities that foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Strong communication skills, with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
Ability to identify and challenge suspected non-value-added activities, maintaining a focus on impactful improvements.

Responsibilities

Own and eliminate production losses in utilization, yield, or uptime by ensuring effective solutions are implemented.
Evaluate and categorize production losses to support targeted improvement efforts.
Record, analyze, and interpret production deviation data to identify trends and performance improvement opportunities.
Determine and prioritize corrective actions to close operational performance gaps.
Review daily operating logs to identify equipment reliability issues and collaborate with teams to address them.
Partner with reliability engineers to identify and address equipment losses and support long-term reliability improvements.
Work with the Capability Leader to determine solutions for losses due to operating discipline.
Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of the reliability program, ensuring performance targets are met and improvement areas are addressed.
Lead criticality analysis for equipment in the area, focusing on high-priority equipment.
Identify the needs and resources for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and determine the appropriate level of investigation for issues.
Provide input to turnaround scope for availability and equipment reliability opportunities that cannot be addressed during regular operations.
Evaluate improvement proposals for their true value and alignment with business goals.
Provide subject matter expertise in support of key performance improvement initiatives.