Process Engineer I

First Quality Enterprises • Mcelhattan, PA

81d

About The Position

Responsible for providing technical leadership on assigned lines with similar technology. With Product Development, Production, Planning, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Project Engineering, provides technical leadership and support to achieve required new products and product improvements; manufacturing cost and quality improvements; and manufacturing equipment utilization, reliability, speeds, scrap rates, and efficiency goals.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Prefers knowledge and experience in high-speed paper converting, web-based film/paper/non-woven fabric manufacturing operations, high speed web handling, glue application systems, ultrasonic bonding, mechanical bonding, embossing, die cutting, fiber handling, dust control, injection molding, root cause analysis, lean manufacturing, and DMAIC Methodology.
• Has strong computer proficiency with MS Office, Minitab, SAP, statistics, and design of experiments software.
• Has exposure to production results reporting systems, SCADA software, and Manufacturing Execution Systems.

Responsibilities

• Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
• Works closely with Production, Planning, QA, and Maintenance to meet daily production goals, priorities, coverage and special projects.
• Ensures material variances are within normal limits.
• Reviews spare parts usage monthly for trends and opportunities.
• Provides technical leadership for continuous improvement projects on his/her assigned lines for improvements in efficiency, scrap, speeds, quality, and safety.
• Leads and/or assists PD and QA on new product/process improvement and material trials on his/ her assigned production lines while minimizing production impacts.
• Maintains, audits, and updates as needed 'Good Run' documentation, ensuring process conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators.
• Ensures critical process parameters are monitored and followed.
• Reviews product specifications and BOM's for accuracy.
• May lead the process definition on new production lines and major equipment and the start up, ensuring all process 'Good Run' conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators.
• Flexibility to meet the business needs of a 24/7 operation.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees