Process Engineer III

Materion Corporation • Buffalo, NY

30d • $92,200 - $147,400

About The Position

The Process Engineer III, under the direction of the Director of Process Engineering using established procedures, will provide engineering leadership and guidance in the areas of process control, troubleshooting, cost (yield and labor efficiency) improvement, product quality improvement, cycle time reduction, and product and process development. Additional responsibilities will be investigation and proposal of new production equipment, procedures, and methods to automate, improve and/or scale-up existing processes. The Process Engineer III will work with operators, engineering, maintenance, quality, management, T&I, and production planning to accomplish these tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in Chemical Engineering
• 5 - 10 years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Green Belt certification is required or needs to be gained within 2 years from hire date.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple complex assignments / projects.
• Strong written and presentation skills.
• Willingness and eagerness to learn, receive, and provide coaching.
• Demonstrated history of operating with sense of urgency and accountability.
• Export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree is a plus
• Proven record of working with strategic business teams to support top and / or bottom-line growth.
• Demonstrated experience in Process Hazard Analysis, Process Safety Management, Capital Requests, and Management of Change

Responsibilities

• Comply with, support, and provide limited technical input to all EH&S and quality programs, trainings, and policies while operating in a safe, honest, and ethical manner.
• Utilizing statistical process control methodologies, oversee the manufacture of quality product by implementing and maintaining process control systems and standard operating procedures.
• Determine critical process metrics, monitor them on a regular basis, and provide direction in the collection and interpretation of metric data.
• Provide leadership and support for project teams to troubleshoot process issues and achieve continuous improvements in areas such as safety, quality, throughput, cost, and/or machine reliability.
• Maintain open and frequent communications with operators and other engineers about equipment status and collaborate on improvement initiatives.
• Lead and collaborate with other engineers for complaint resolution activities including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions for any complaints for the assigned area. When applicable, implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Provide manufacturing capability information and improvement opportunities to product management teams to improve product margins.
• Support efforts to identify, prioritize, and determine business impact of strategic and tactical process improvement initiatives.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of processing equipment and provide direction for equipment breakdowns and slowdowns to ensure product quality and throughput are maintained.
• Work with and provide technical input to T&I to follow the New Product Development process in implementing the manufacturing related sections such as bills of material, process router steps, work instructions and standard operating procedures, and key process variable monitoring, etc.

Benefits

• The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
• The Company prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of the protected categories.
• The Company complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
• Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
• Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace.
• We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company.
• Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

What This Job Offers

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