Process Engineer

Swj Technology • Vance, AL

340d

About The Position

Under general supervision, this position will support shop operations to facilitate a safe and productive process in accord with the Company's Production System.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field of study OR the equivalent combination of education and/or years of relevant working experience.
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant Automotive Engineering experience or equivalent engineering experience (i.e., process, maintenance, design and /or project management).
• Working knowledge of MS Office.
• Very strong problem-solving skills in a cross-functional team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within team environment.
• German language skills.
• AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Develop systems to improve process capability.
• Identify special process characteristics and their required control limits.
• Perform, maintain and develop countermeasures for potential failure mode and effects analysis.
• Develop the content of TPM inspections to assist in control of the process.
• Manage process continuous improvement projects for model changes, new technologies, process modifications and cost improvements.
• Ensure product and process integrity through implementation of MPS and daily/weekly process audits.
• Develop processes and maintain integrity with respect to safety/ergonomics, quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Perform process capability studies and audits as required to maintain the highest level of product quality.
• Investigate process/product problems and implement and verify effective countermeasures working in conjunction with (Group Leaders, Team Leaders, Team Members and SQE, PPS, EVS, PE, PCS and development departments), utilizing the problem-solving process.
• Ensure the optimal condition of equipment and processes.
• Evaluate workstation layouts, prepare standard times which were determined by evaluation of standard and empirical data and validate process times to ensure optimized process design.
• Plan and prepare for product changes and their impact on processes, equipment, tooling, etc.
• Participate in production trials with appropriate departments and verify closure of concerns.
• Assist in closing concerns generated from quality audits including GFP and CPA and from APA audits.
• Generate equipment and tooling specifications.
• Assist in training for assembly team members, team leaders and group leaders on process changes.
• Evaluate alternative production processes and assess their viability.
• Evaluate impact of engineering changes on shop processes.
• Perform error analysis and countermeasures.
• Write rework and repair procedures.
• Verify production readiness through SMP reviews.
• Prepare formal reports for the purpose of communicating problem/project status.
• Lead across functional problem-solving meetings with other departments.
• Analyze production statistics (downtime, FTC, quality concerns, and TPM).

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Mining (except Oil and Gas)
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree