Process Engineer

Loos•Pomfret, CT

10d

About The Position

The Process Engineer develops, controls, and improves manufacturing processes to achieve safe, capable, repeatable, and cost-effective production. The role applies engineering and statistical methods to define process requirements, diagnose variation, validate changes, and sustain measurable performance. The position is based in Pomfret Center, Connecticut, or another assigned Company location, and operates in office and active manufacturing environments. The Process Engineer provides mechanical product design and detailing, uses computer-aided design and drafting equipment, and applies knowledge of processes, materials, and techniques to improve efficiency, safety, throughput, effectiveness, and costs. The role observes operations to identify and eliminate possible failure modes and actively participates in evaluating field failures. The employee works independently and with the Engineering Department, coordinating with Sales, Planning, Quality, Production, and Supervisory personnel. The role requires regular work on the manufacturing floor. Physical activities may include frequent walking or standing, observing machinery and production activities, using a computer and technical or measurement tools, and communicating in areas where hearing protection or other personal protective equipment is required. The employee must follow site safety rules and may occasionally bend, reach, climb stairs, or lift and carry work-related materials. Reasonable accommodations will be considered in accordance with applicable law; requirements should be validated for the assigned location and actual essential functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, materials, or a related engineering field, or 8 years of equivalent work experience in lieu of a relevant bachelor’s degree.
Two or more years of process engineering or manufacturing engineering experience, in addition to a bachelor’s degree.
Working knowledge of statistical methods, process capability, root-cause analysis, and change control.
Ability to work regularly on the manufacturing floor.
Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities.
Ability to comply with site safety rules and use required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Provide mechanical product design and detailing in support of department and business objectives.
Use computer-aided design and drafting equipment.
Apply knowledge of processes, materials, and techniques to improve efficiency, safety, throughput, effectiveness, and costs.
Observe processes in the operations environment to identify and eliminate possible failure modes.
Actively participate in failure analysis for evaluation of field failures.
Define and maintain process flows, parameters, control plans, work instructions, routings, and acceptance criteria.
Monitor capability, yield, scrap, rework, throughput, cycle time, downtime, and other critical process measures.
Use structured problem solving and statistical analysis to identify causes of variation and performance loss.
Plan and execute trials, validations, design of experiments, and process changes, documenting risk reviews and results.
Partner with Operations to establish standard work, training, process discipline, and visual controls.
Coordinate engineering activities with Sales, Planning, Quality, Production, and Supervisory personnel.
Support new products, equipment, materials, and supplier changes from feasibility through production readiness.
Lead or support PFMEA, control-plan, corrective-action, and continuous-improvement activities.
Ensure approved changes are reflected in ERP, specifications, drawings, and controlled documents.
Quantify expected and realized operational and financial benefits.
Perform other related duties consistent with the role, grade, and business needs.