Process Engineer

Cooper Standard•Comins Township, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for special projects and related engineering assistance in support of manufacturing operations. This role involves utilizing engineering disciplines to troubleshoot shop floor activities, improve throughput, and reduce costs. The Process Engineer will interact with Divisional Engineering on new jobs related to PPAP and process items, communicate foreseen issues with the Technical Manager, and initiate job specifications for new jobs. They will also obtain and fashion samples for documentation, coordinate and perform initial trial runs on new processes and equipment, and track issues for resolution. The position involves initiating improvements to existing systems, processing machinery and equipment, and creating documentation such as bill of materials, process flows, and PFMEA. The role may include customer visitations, interaction with various plant personnel, and working with raw material suppliers. The Process Engineer will stay abreast of technology improvements, recommend and justify equipment and process implementations for cost reduction, and work on continuous improvement programs. Maintaining job records and statistically analyzing data from test runs are also key responsibilities. The role requires close collaboration with shift supervisors and department managers to ensure quality operations during new job start-ups and provides assistance to the plant technical manager on assigned projects. Occasional performance of duties other than those specified may be required.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in an engineering discipline with 4 years of process engineering experience, or equivalent combination of less education and more related process engineering experience of 5-7 years of rubber manufacturing preferred.
Ability to focus and lead multi-disciplinary task teams and have previous experience in supervision in manufacturing.
Excellent knowledge of manufacturing parts and processes.
Must be able to communicate effectively.

Nice To Haves

5-7 years of rubber manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilize engineering disciplines to trouble shoot shop floor activities and improve shop floor through put to reduce costs.
Interact with Divisional Engineering on new jobs related to PPAP and process items.
Communicate foreseen issues with Technical Manager for discussion and possible resolution.
Initiate job specifications for new jobs and provide this information to the New Job Specification Coordinator for entry into the Electronic Specification System.
Obtain and fashion samples for Boundary Boards and other process documentation.
Coordinate and perform initial trial runs on new processes and equipment.
Note and track issues for resolution.
Initiate improvements to existing systems.
Process machinery and equipment to support manufacturing functions and operations.
Create or construct bill of materials, process flows and process failure mode effective analysis (PFMEA).
Estimate production times, staffing requirements and related costs to provide information for management decision.
May make customer visitations for job product related involvement.
Interact with plant engineer, industrial engineering, quality manager and plant chemist on job related functions.
May work with raw material suppliers on quality-oriented problems.
Keep abreast of technology improvements, recommends and justifies implementation of equipment and process establishing cost reduction improvements.
Work on continuous improvement programs and cost reduction projects.
Maintain job records as required.
Statistically analyze gathered data in test runs and make recommendations based upon analysis.
May work with laboratory in conducting material and product test and evaluations.
Work closely with shift supervisors and department managers to insure proper quality operations of materials and equipment on new job start-up.
Provide assistance to plant technical manager on assigned projects.
May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description.