Technical Engineer

Shaw Industries • Dalton, GA

13h

About The Position

Shaw Industries is hiring a Technical Engineer. This position will provide engineering and technical support to manufacturing operations extruding of nylon, PET and BCF Carpet Yarns. Responsible for process improvements, monitoring and improving quality, and increasing product yield. Use engineering skills and analytical techniques to improve product color and performance in downstream operations and final product applications.

Requirements

• Four year degree required
• Must possess good interpersonal, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering degree, Chemical Engineer preferred.
• Minimum six plus months in a manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Utilize Lean/Six Sigma tools to improve production processes to ensure product and quality goals for the site are met.
• Study processing parameters to improve product performance
• Provide technical and leadership support in root cause failure analysis for significant production issues and investigations.
• Investigate color and product issues using problem solving techniques to get at the root cause on challenging and complex issues both internally and externally.
• Develop processing conditions for any new products
• Keep abreast of technical matters affecting production operations and products by literature, seminars, courses, etc.
• Actively participate in the Quality process
• Must be able to work holidays, weekends, and overtime as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees