Process Engineer

Cooper Standard • Spartanburg, SC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Designs, procures, maintains, and troubleshoots equipment and tooling used to produce manufactured products and supports plant operations. Sets standards for manufacturing excellence and develops new processes and technologies. Some travel may be required.

Requirements

• Four-year technical degree and/or 4 years+ experience in production roll forming.
• Comprehension of the laws of physics, mathematics, and material science.
• Extensive specialized training with the equipment and tooling utilized to produce the products including but not limited to Notchers, Roll Forming, Benders, Plastic, Extruders and TPV molding.
• Experience developing and testing internal and external packaging.
• Experience creating and maintaining engineering documents such as job breakdowns and work instructions.
• Experience evaluating material flow.
• Experience calculating production cell capacity.
• Solid understanding of Lean Manufacturing Principles, Process Statistics, and Basic quality systems is required.
• Communicating and explaining technical processes and process limitations and how product design is affected by such limitations. Audience can be customers, management, etc.
• Work with all levels within the plant; from plant manager to factory floor operator. Examples: When working on a new design/equipment etc. will need to discuss concept with functional operators as it relates to ergonomic issues and assist plant controller in justification of investment.
• A high level of communication skill is required to explain and interpret information or ideas and discuss and make recommendations. Discretion is required in deciding how and what to communicate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with APQP process and documentation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with internal product design teams and/or customers to specify design criteria for extrusion as to how it interfaces with the mold. Responsible for signing off on the product design as it pertains to manufacturability.
• Creates appropriation requests when required and sends equipment specifications to potential vendors to obtain quotes.
• Creates tooling specifications and sends them to vendors to obtain quotes.
• Serves as the key contact person for the interface between the plant and tool vendors.
• Procures equipment and tooling, tracks vendors’ timing to plan, and approves equipment and tooling at the vendors.
• Assists in equipment layout preparation.
• Ensures that equipment and tooling are installed properly and to specifications, and establishes optimum processing conditions.
• Trains supervisors and operators as appropriate.
• Troubleshoots equipment and tooling problems through the launch ramp-up phase and throughout the life of the program.
• Oversees continuous improvement projects, refining processes as they relate to design, equipment, etc.
• Supports new launch products and programs with development for new processes to improve capability, output, safety, and reliability.
• May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, age, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• Dedicated to creating an environment at work that not only values diversity but also encourages inclusion and a sense of belonging.
• Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as certain state and/or local laws.

What This Job Offers

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