PROCESS ENGINEER

Precise Tool, Advantech and Big City•Rochester, NY

7h•Onsite

About The Position

With over 50 years of excellence, Precise Tool & Manufacturing Inc. is a family-owned, Rochester-based leader in advanced CNC machining and custom manufacturing. Their 280,000 sq. ft. facility houses more than 160 CNC machines, including vertical turning lathes, horizontal boring mills, and high-speed 5-axis machines. They proudly support industries such as aerospace, defense, medical, energy, and power generation with a commitment to quality and innovation. At Precise Tool, they offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment built on respect, teamwork, and long-term stability. The Process Engineer, under the direct supervision of the Engineering Manager, is responsible for performing a variety of manufacturing processes and engineering functions.

Requirements

With a quality work ethic, functions as a member of a customer-driven quality team whose goal is to ensure that product quality requirements established by the customer have been achieved.
Holds oneself accountable for doing whatever is needed to meet the commitments made around project outcomes.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work well under pressure, to adhere to deadlines and the ability to be flexible.
Familiarity with all aspects of manufacturing including material specifications, turning, milling, heat treat, welding, plating and painting.
Attention to detail.
Customer focus.
Analytical and reasoning skills.
Proficiency with 3-D modeling software packages, Autodesk Inventor.
Proficiency with Microsoft Windows.
High School Diploma or equivalent required.
10 years of machining or manufacturing experience required.
Three years of job processing experience required.

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Write manufacturing processes and enter in Epicor software. Work with the engineering group on machine processes and tooling.
Interface with department supervisors and machinists on a regular basis.
Utilize customer supplied CAD files when available to process manufacturing plan.
Utilize CAD to create work holding and fixturing layouts.
Interface with CNC programmers.
Notify Tool Crib of upcoming jobs.
Develop queuing system for kits ready to set up.
Verify tooling is available for jobs and ensure back-ups are available.
Coordinate all projects as they progress through the shop.
Monitor profitability as jobs are running.
Expedite any materials and components for jobs to ensure jobs stay on schedule.
Complete routing for customer jobs.
Work with engineering group and manufacturing to develop tooling and fixturing concepts for all new work.
Update all processes during and after production.
Work with manufacturing to ensure processes are being followed, and to incorporate time saving methods when suggested.
Investigate and provide disposition on discrepant/quality issues for jobs assigned.
Review assigned jobs with department manager at hand-off and when ready to move to the floor.
Promote and support the requirements and principles of the Precise Quality Management System and AS9100.