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. Working cross-functionally with manufacturing, product engineering, industrial engineering, quality, maintenance, and EH&S, the role provides daily technical support across a vertically integrated manufacturer of electric motors and off-highway equipment. The position performs its duties onsite full time.

Requirements

• Knowledge of process establishment and improvement in a manufacturing role.
• Ability to identify complex manufacturing problems, analyze relevant 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 skills; self-starter, 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.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor of Science in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, 3-D modeling software, and general machine tools.
• Ability to perform job duties onsite full time and meet the described physical demands, with or without reasonable accommodation.

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, including problem-solving and variation-reduction activities for process control and improvement.
• Investigate in-process quality issues across 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 failure mode and effects analyses (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
• Education Level: High school or GED