Process Engineer II

CSP (Teijin Automotive Technologies)•Huntington, WV

About The Position

CSP is an industry leader in formulating and molding lightweight, advanced composite components for the transportation industries. The Process Engineer II supports a particular product line by developing and maintaining safe, efficient process operations and controls, troubleshooting manufacturing problems, improving labor efficiency, and reducing equipment downtime. The role coordinates with Production, Maintenance, Tool & Die, Purchasing, and Quality Assurance on troubleshooting, equipment needs, customer specifications, and in-process quality control. It also supports new product development and launch activities and may be assigned TS-16949 auditing duties. The position requires compliance with TS-16949, ISO-14001, health and safety policies, and customer quality standards. The work includes walking and standing for at least eight hours per day, occasional lifting, climbing stairs, and possible overtime, weekend or alternate-shift work. Occasional travel, including overnight travel, may be required. The work environment includes manufacturing and office areas, with frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, fumes, vibration, noise, moderate to contaminated air, high temperatures, and occasionally restricted work areas. Required protective equipment includes eye and hearing protection and respirators in designated areas.

Requirements

Computer literacy on the Windows platform.
Previous automotive finishing and robotic experience.
Experience with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
Associate’s degree in a related technical field, or six years of related work experience in lieu of a degree. Work experience combined with current schooling toward a degree will be considered.
Ability to walk and stand for a minimum of eight hours per day.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds and occasionally 50 pounds.
Ability to climb stairs.
Ability to work overtime, weekends, and/or alternate shifts as required.
Ability to travel from time to time, including overnight, as required.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical and electrical experience with industrial control.
Computer technology and programming experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain safe, efficient process sequences of operations for a product line.
Coordinate with Maintenance and Tool & Die on troubleshooting, downtime, and preventative maintenance.
Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Tool & Die, and Purchasing on the purchase, delivery, and installation of new and replacement equipment.
Coordinate with Quality Assurance on customer specifications and in-process quality control.
Develop and maintain process control systems to reduce process variables.
Troubleshoot manufacturing process problems, concerns, and issues for each process line.
Improve labor efficiency and decrease equipment downtime.
May serve as a TS-16949 auditor.
Comply with TS-16949 and ISO-14001 requirements.
Monitor compliance with health and safety and ISO-14001 policies and procedures.
Support new product development activities, including warranty data analysis, tooling and equipment planning and installation, MRP readiness, capital requirements and appropriations, feasibility commitments, prototype parts, process flow and control plans, work instructions, constraint analysis, validation runs, lessons learned, cross-functional team identification, timing schedules, material selection and customer approval, APQP documentation, failure mode and effects analysis, cost improvement, mistake-proofing, program leadership transfer, launch readiness, tooling buyoff, design approval, pre-launch production, and customer assembly plant launch coordination.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain a professional, fair, and objective attitude and contribute positively to teamwork and workplace activities.
Apply problem-solving skills and participate in continuous improvement.
Follow company policies and employee conduct expectations.
Promote personal and team safety, operate machinery safely, know emergency stops, use personal protective equipment, and report accidents immediately.
Meet and maintain customer quality standards.
Perform daily cross-functional job assignments in accordance with department procedures and work instructions.