Sr. Process Engineer

Heartland FPG•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Process Engineer provides technical support for manufacturing and process systems that drive improvement in overall equipment effectiveness and operational excellence. This role partners closely with quality and engineering to help with efficiencies and integration of new products and processes. The engineer will specify, design, and execute a portfolio of projects focused on capacity, process, and cost improvements, requiring cross-functional partnering across multiple disciplines within the organization. The role involves identifying, analyzing, and solving manufacturing problems by recommending, evaluating, and executing alternative cost-effective solutions that cover a variety of situations.

Requirements

BS in Engineering required; Industrial, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
5-10 years of manufacturing experience.
Project management experience required.
Experience in a food grade environment (FDA, GMP’s, HACCP) with high-speed packaging equipment required.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing people preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate equipment maintenance and repair services and ensure manufacturer’s procedures and instructions are followed to keep production equipment operational.
Assist in development and improvement of SOPs (standard operating procedures) for all processes, implementing improved SOPs for product quality, reduced variation, rate, and yield performance.
Assist in the training/certification of manufacturing personnel for the operation of new or modified processing lines.
Assist in expansion of current processes to meet customer demand or improvement initiatives.
Assist quality personnel with field follow-up as needed to address performance issues to customer applications and ensure products meet fit for use specifications.
Provide technical expert/support for installation and maintenance of process equipment and equipment improvements.
Develop and lead technicians to reduce waste, improve process capability, process reliability, increase OEE (overall equipment effectiveness), improve quality, and manage capacity as required.
Define process and process equipment specifications, processing methods, and procedures.
Research, plan, and perform raw material trials to support quality and/or productivity improvements to the products.
Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
Plan workflow, equipment placement, and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency and ergonomics.
Evaluate quality assurance processes and make recommendations for improvements in quality assurance.
Analyze production processes, schedules, methods, costs, and other data, then provide management with reports containing the data and statistics to enable management to better understand future requirements needed for the manufacturing process.
Improve, modify, and upgrade processes to reduce costs and enhance quality to meet customer satisfaction, identifying methods to reduce variation in the processes.
Maintain effective communication with all persons involved with or affected by assigned responsibilities.
Conducts food safety and defense self-inspections and reports on deficiencies.
Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and provide corrective and preventative actions (CAPA).
Ensure that operating procedures comply with all company and regulatory agency requirements for products, personnel, equipment, environment, and property, providing technical support as needed for plant environmental programs.
Ensure a safe working environment by following safety rules and helping improve the safety culture.
Assist in creating/updating P&IDs, layout drawings, schematics.
Perform all other duties as assigned.