Process Engineer - 1st Shift

Dayton-Phoenix Group • Dayton, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer establishes, improves, and sustains manufacturing processes that support safe, reliable, and efficient production. The position provides daily technical support across a vertically integrated manufacturer of electric motors and off-highway equipment, working cross-functionally with manufacturing, product engineering, industrial engineering, quality, maintenance, and EH&S.

The role creates and maintains manufacturing process documentation, investigates production and quality problems, reduces process variation, and implements permanent corrective actions. It also provides technical training, evaluates process capability and yield, develops control plans and FMEAs, and supports manufacturing tooling, fixtures, and capital equipment from specification through onboarding.

The position is performed onsite full time. Factory-floor work requires specified personal protective equipment and tolerance of elevated temperatures during summer months. The role includes the physical demands described in the posting, with reasonable accommodations available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor of Science in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of process establishment and improvement in a manufacturing role.
• Ability to identify complex manufacturing problems, analyze information, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with salaried and hourly personnel and outside contractors while maintaining productive working relationships.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Creative problem-solving and independent decision-making ability.
• Self-starter who is innovative and team oriented.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, creativity, and sound independent judgment; ability to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines and adjust working hours when operationally necessary.
• Ability to read, interpret, and effectively convey multilevel engineering drawings.
• Ability to properly use and read precision measurement tools such as micrometers and calipers.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with 3-D modeling software.
• General machine tool experience.
• Ability to perform the job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including frequently lifting and/or moving up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to tolerate elevated temperatures when on the factory floor in summer months.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Two or more years of experience in electric motor manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, implement, and maintain manufacturing process documentation.
• Investigate and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Perform problem-solving and variation-reduction activities for process control and improvement.
• Investigate in-process quality issues throughout manufacturing and assembly, determine root causes, and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Serve as a technical trainer for manufacturing personnel and develop and deliver technical training within the assigned area.
• Develop systematic solutions for manufacturing errors.
• Conduct measurement system analyses; assess process capability and yield; and develop control plans and process FMEAs.
• Design, procure, build, maintain, and improve manufacturing tools and fixtures used to produce and assemble existing and prototype components.
• Develop technical specifications for capital manufacturing equipment and lead its evaluation, procurement, and onboarding.

What This Job Offers

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