Process Engineer II

Materion • Wheatfield, NY

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About The Position

The Process Engineer II provides engineering support and leadership in process control, troubleshooting, cost improvement through yield and labor efficiency, product quality improvement, cycle time reduction, and product and process development. Under the direction of the Operations Manager and using established procedures, the role also investigates and proposes new production equipment, procedures, and methods to automate, improve, or scale up existing processes. The engineer collaborates with operators, engineering, maintenance, quality, management, R&D, and production planning. Up to 15% travel may be required based on business need.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent, in Materials, Metallurgical, Mechanical, Chemical, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully participate on and/or lead technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple moderately complex assignments or projects.
• Strong written and presentation skills.
• Willingness and eagerness to learn, receive, and provide coaching.
• Demonstrated history of operating with a sense of urgency and accountability.
• Must meet the stated export-compliance eligibility requirements for access to U.S. controlled technology.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Green Belt or Black Belt experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously in a limited capacity.

Responsibilities

• Comply with and support EH&S and quality programs, trainings, and policies while working safely, honestly, and ethically.
• Use statistical process control methodologies to oversee the manufacture of quality product by implementing and maintaining process control systems and standard operating procedures.
• Determine critical process metrics, monitor them regularly, and support the collection and interpretation of metric data.
• Support and/or lead project teams in troubleshooting process issues and achieving continuous improvements in safety, quality, throughput, cost, and machine reliability.
• Communicate frequently with operators and other engineers about equipment status and collaborate on improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with other engineers on complaint resolution, including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions for the assigned area.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of processing equipment and support equipment breakdowns and slowdowns to maintain product quality and throughput.
• Work with Product Development (R&D) to implement manufacturing-related parts of the New Product Development process, including bills of material, process router steps, work instructions, standard operating procedures, and key process variable monitoring.
• Investigate and propose new production equipment, procedures, and methods to automate, improve, or scale up existing processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level