Process Engineer – Aerospace Transparencies

PPG Industries•Huntsville, AL

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer – Aerospace Transparencies is responsible for developing and troubleshooting plant process systems, implementing process strategies, managing process resources, identifying and optimizing critical process variables and conditions, and maintaining process documentation. The role focuses on continuously improving manufacturing unit operations to achieve high standards for safety, quality, productivity, cost, and customer service. This is an on-site position at PPG’s Huntsville, Alabama facility, reporting to the Production Engineering Manager. The engineer serves as a technical resource for the production team and works closely with operators and cross-functional teams to resolve issues and improve processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or scientific discipline.
Three or more years of experience within engineering or an equivalent environment.
Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to work effectively with floor-level operators and manufacturing, quality, and design engineering teams to drive positive change.
Must be a U.S. citizen, Green Card holder, political asylee, or refugee.

Nice To Haves

Lean and/or Six Sigma experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical resource for the production team in the work cell and provide technical support for day-to-day operations.
Work with operators to eliminate barriers to production.
Drive improvements and maximize productivity across products and processes.
Guide problem-solving and improvement projects using structured methods such as root cause analysis, fishbone diagrams, and 5-why analysis.
Improve product quality and process capacity, reduce product and process variation, cycle times, and setup times, and adopt new technologies to modernize manufacturing processes.
Track and analyze relevant production metrics within the work cell, use production data to identify improvement opportunities, and monitor progress.
Collaborate regularly with quality, design engineering, new product development, safety, analytical lab, operators, and other manufacturing engineering teams to resolve problems, improve manufacturing processes, and improve workplace safety.