Process Engineer - Nights

Illuminate USA•Pataskala, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Illuminate USA is hiring a Process Engineer for its new factory in Columbus, Ohio. The company is a standalone joint venture between two global renewable-energy leaders and operates a 1.1-million-square-foot solar-panel manufacturing facility in Pataskala, Ohio. The role develops and optimizes continuous production and manufacturing processes to meet output, quality, and cost goals. It uses production data and standard scientific and statistical methods to analyze and document processes, identify bottlenecks, and recommend equipment or work-method changes that improve efficiency and resource utilization. The Process Engineer handles production-related technical issues, supports production trials, improves workshop process indicators, and leads continuous-improvement and cost-reduction projects. The role coordinates work across workshop departments, provides technical support to customers, and leads analysis and follow-up of non-conforming products. Illuminate USA describes its workplace as collaborative, people-focused, and inclusive, and offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering is typically required.
Typically requires 0–2 years of related experience.
Strong knowledge of production safety.
Knowledge of lean production and production quality.
Highly developed interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
Strong learning agility; open-minded and curious.
Strong ambition, self-motivation, and self-discipline.

Responsibilities

Analyze process-related exceptions and technical issues arising during production, and resolve them promptly to support normal production operations.
Participate in and coordinate production-line trials involving processes, materials, equipment, and new products, including collecting, organizing, and reporting data.
Control and improve workshop process indicators, including string repair rate, stacking repair rate, first-pass yield, and hidden crack rate.
Lead and establish projects, promote continuous improvement, and reduce costs while increasing efficiency.
Coordinate implementation of work among workshop departments, address workshop-related anomalies, and provide technical support to customers.
Lead analysis of non-conforming products, propose reasonable solutions, provide timely feedback to relevant departments, and supervise implementation of solutions in subsequent production.
Collect and analyze production data using standard scientific and statistical methods; document and diagram production processes.
Identify process bottlenecks and devise solutions.
Recommend equipment, work-method, or other process changes to improve efficiency and use of labor, energy, and raw materials.
Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.