Roll Form Process Engineer

Ice Industries•Lacassine, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer – Roll Form will be primarily responsible for providing hands-on mechanical engineering support for roll-forming equipment, tooling and manufacturing processes. This role develops and implements engineered solutions that improve equipment reliability, throughput, safety and product quality. The Process Engineer – Roll Form partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and suppliers to solve complex equipment problems and manage improvements from initial concept through installation, and sustained production.

Requirements

1+ years’ experience of hands-on manufacturing engineering, industrial maintenance, tooling engineering or production-equipment support.
Mechanical aptitude of and hands-on experience with troubleshooting industrial equipment
Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, part prints, equipment layouts, tolerances and technical specifications.
Ability to accurately read and use precision measuring instruments, including feeler gauges, height gauges, and calipers.
Working knowledge of motors, gearboxes, shafts, bearings, couplings, pneumatics, hydraulics, sensors, and encoders.
Ability to apply practical engineering calculations involving force, torque, speed, loading, deflection, sizing and equipment capacity.
Experience with root-cause analysis, corrective action and data-driven process improvement
Strong communication, project coordination and production-floor collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or successful apprenticeship in maintenance or tool and die.
CAD design skills, analysis is beneficial
Experience in roll forming or other steel related manufacturing support.
Experience supporting the development and/or implementation of mechanical equipment or tooling modifications

Responsibilities

Develop and implement mechanical improvements for roll-forming lines, coil-handling equipment, straighteners, presses, and cut-off systems.
Create or review mechanical designs, equipment layouts, fabrication drawings, tooling concepts and installation packages.
Apply engineering principles involving force, torque, power transmission, loading, alignment, tolerance and component life.
Diagnose forming defects such as bow, camber, twist, width, jams, surface damage and cut-length variation.
Determine whether production problems originate from machine condition, tooling design or wear, material variation, equipment settings or operating practices.
Lead equipment and tooling projects through design, fabrication, installation, commissioning and final validation.
Perform structured root-cause investigations and implement permanent mechanical and process corrective actions.
Analyze OEE, downtime, throughput, first-pass yield, and scrap data to identify improvement opportunities.
Develop standards, control plans, inspection methods, engineering documentation and troubleshooting guides.
Train operators and leads on machine function, tooling requirements, process control and structured troubleshooting.