Process Engineer and Tooling Manager

McCLARIN Composites

just now•Onsite

About The Position

At McCLARIN, we manufacture composites essential to the world’s most innovative and efficient buses, trucks, trains, RVs, construction and farm equipment. These end-use channels enhance human experience to drive, ride, construct, farm and enjoy nature. Through collaboration, we create both processes and products in any way, shape or form that contributes to a decarbonized and circular economy. McCLARIN scouts and adopts new ways to make the molding process more sustainable. We shape materials into high-quality and high-performance products. We form value through combined effort with our customers and stakeholders. We are looking for an experienced Process Engineer/Tooling Manager to join McCLARIN Composites. The Process Engineer/Tooling Manager is responsible for production process integrity and leading Continuous Improvement efforts through a combined focus on Manufacturing, Quality & Engineering concerns. This position will be on-site in Wapato, WA. A typical day involves creating work instructions for specific processes and products, auditing processes to work instructions and ensuring consistency through process audits, assisting NPD process with FMEA activities in support of manufacturing, assisting work cell designs, equipment needs, and process layout in support of successful launch to production, driving Continuous Improvement through participation in SQDC huddles in support of employee ideas, developing better handling methods to reduce part damage and rework, strategic planning for quality, goal setting and improving effectiveness of quality, reviewing and modifying current production methods to reduce rework and increase production efficiency, verifying the correct production processes and procedures are being performed, developing written work instructions and standard operating procedures, generating monthly reports related to the cost of poor quality, defect issues – PPM, open complaints and part return, assisting with root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and occasionally inspecting products to ensure conformance to requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Process, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering
3-5 years direct manufacturing experience
Experience in Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen or other Continuous Improvement tools.
Proficient in CAD (SolidWorks) software as well as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to use various inspection equipment such as micrometers, calipers and height gauge.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret shop prints and drawings, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers and the general public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

Create work instructions for specific processes and products
Audits processes to work instructions and ensure consistency through process audits
Assists NPD process with FMEA activities in support of manufacturing
Assists work cell designs, equipment needs, and process layout in support of successful launch to production
Drives Continuous Improvement through participation in SQDC huddles in support of employee ideas
Develop better handling methods to reduce part damage and rework
Strategic planning for quality, goal setting and improve effectiveness of quality
Review and modify current production methods to reduce rework and increase production efficiency
Verify the correct production processes and procedures are being performed
Develop written work instructions and standard operating procedures
Generate monthly reports related to the cost of poor quality, defect issues – PPM, open complaints and part return
Assist with root cause failure analysis (RCFA)
Occasionally inspect products to ensure conformance to requirements

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
STD
LTD
AD&D
Life
401(k)
A culture of Optimism, Respect, Transparency, Inclusion, Servant Leadership, Purposeful Engagement, Accountability, Mutual Benefit, and Self-Actualization
Paid Time Off (PTO)
9 paid holidays
1 personal day