Process Engineer

SCN BestCo•Santa Cruz, CA

25d•$103,196 - $154,794•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer improves production process output and product quality while managing the day-to-day production of multiple processes and manufacturing/packaging equipment. The Process Engineer works closely with multiple departments including production, warehouse, quality, and maintenance to ensure consistent, high quality, and cost-effective production. This position develops innovative solutions to improve safety, production throughput, and quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering, or related field.
2 years’ experience in manufacturing, process, or continuous improvement engineering, or related field.
Experience leading cross-functional teams in root cause analysis.
Strong communication, teamwork, and independent decision-making skills.
Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
Proficiency in AutoCAD (2D design).
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to perform statistical analysis to focus efforts on top losses or opportunities.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Must be able to demonstrate practical problem solving and trouble shooting skills. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Professional engineering license in mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering, or related field.
Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and/or Lean Manufacturing certification.
Project Management certification (PMP, etc.).
Knowledge of FDA regulations, failure investigation principles, and/or statistical principles and analysis.
Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Specialize in production areas (moguls & packaging), focusing on long-term sustainable process improvements.
Collaborate across organizational and department functions to identify areas for process and product improvements.
Design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Develop workflows to reduce and eliminate redundant work.
Lead teams to investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and make recommendations to maintenance.
Author engineering reports.
Perform challenging engineering office work in connection with cost analyses, progress reports, and research or other specialized technical studies.
Implement and validate new processes and equipment.
Develop and execute installation, operational, and/or performance qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) documents.