Sr. Process Engineer

Wieland•Waterbury, CT

2d•$100,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

Wieland is hiring a Sr. Process Engineer. The Sr. Process Engineer will be responsible for improving production processes and the quality of the material to manufacture copper and stainless steel-alloy strips cost effectively. This role is located in Waterbury,CT and will be fully on-site. While this role is local, occasional travel to other locations will be required (15-25% travel).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
5-7 years’ experience in a metals processing engineering role or similar work experience equivalent.
Familiar with ASTM standards for copper base and Stainless Steel and able to interpret standard.
Ability to understand metallurgical properties within the various metal systems
Knowledgeable in ISO 9001, TS 16949 standards (internal auditor certification)
Effective Root Cause analysis skills
Familiarity with SPC, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, and Quality Improvement Techniques.
Ability to effectively communicate to customers, their needs and their requirements
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
Ability to communicate effectively to customers and all levels of the organization while handling confidential information.

Nice To Haves

Material Science (as a degree specialization)
Advanced metallurgical understanding of metal (mechanical properties, crystalline structure, etc.)
Familiar with SAP ERP system
Experience in the metals processing industry for copper-base and stainless-steel alloys
Understanding of metals processing equipment such as rolling mills, annealing furnaces, leveling lines, slitting equipment and their capabilities.
Certified Six Sigma - Minimum – yellow belt
Basic Understanding of Electroplating of metal strip products

Responsibilities

Develop, evaluate, and improve methods for complex manufacturing processes related to part fabrication of copper, steel and products.
Actively work with engineering, quality, and shop floor personnel to develop standards and problem solve processing issues
Evaluate new product requests, develop process and routings, follow through to shipping
Develop new processes as well as change processing routers as needed to accommodate available resources.
Work collaboratively with quality in evaluation of customer return and creation of rework for non-conforming material.
Effectively plan and execute improvement projects that drive sustained results. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
Strong adherence to Wieland Safety Culture
Develop new and rework process routings for new and existing products.
Process Improvements: Evaluate processing issues, create rework steps, non-conformance, and new processing steps in the system.
Assists in all quality audit functions from both customers and outside surveillance audits.
Work collaboratively with production and laboratory personnel to support root cause analysis investigations of quality, Safety and process problems including use and coaching of statistical analysis for data driven problem solving
Review mechanical properties of processed material to meet customer specifications and make processing changes as needed.
Support Sales and Technical Service needs as related to customer expectations, including dimensional layouts and capability studies, and root cause investigation.
Work collaboratively with quality in addressing customer complaints and rejections.
Develop and assist with creation and auditing of standard processes
Assist manufacturing with procedures, processing, and material issues.
Conduct experiments to develop processing parameters for new items or new alloys and also to evaluate the cause of non-conformance.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life
401(k) contribution + match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Wellness Programs (eligible to earn healthcare premium discounts as well as HSA employer contributions)
Eco-friendly solutions