Process Engineer

Summary:

The Processing Engineer position is responsible for supporting all manufacturing processes in the plant and for customers.

Responsibilities:

• The Process Engineer is responsible for utilizing sound engineering practices to troubleshoot and resolve process issues, acting as a process expert for internal and external customers and implementing systemic improvement efforts in order to enhance quality and reduce production costs.
• Utilizes sound engineering practices to quickly resolve process issues on the production floor and minimize downtime.
• Drive and implement continuous improvement efforts to improve operational efficiency and manufacturing consistency.
• Provide process expertise to internal and external customers to utilize and expand the intellectual property of the business.

Essential Job Functions:

• Acts as a mentor to train and develop capable, independent line operators, lab technicians, and Process/Engineering Technicians/Interns.
• Serves as a technical resource for customers and internal stakeholders to implement new processes and resolve production related issues.
• Provides guidance and direction to Production Managers, Line Operators, and technicians to ensure on-time completion of assigned tasks.
• Provides ongoing technical assistance and training on hardware processing to the Production Operators
• Assists in evaluating project feasibility and alignment with VST capabilities; coordinates conceptual production processes to validate/reject feasibility.
• Designing tooling and racks for chemical processing of manufactured components made in various configurations and base materials.
• Working with pumps, rectifiers, and other equipment to optimize process efficiencies
• Utilizes Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) to assess the reliability, safety, performance, and risk of new processes; determines likelihood of risk mitigation based on analysis.
• Drives production process implementation and manages the transition into production to drive timely processing and project completion; troubleshoots technical and process related issues as needed.
• Troubleshoots and conducts root cause analysis of project, production, and chemical bath process related issues to minimize production downtime; ensures the Operations Manager and General Manager is kept abreast of progress and aware of process changes.
• Generates project reports to allow internal stakeholders to effectively manage projects to budget and defined timelines.
• Assists in conducting post-mortem project analysis to continuously improve project performance and duration.
• Evaluates and validates vendor’s capabilities, quality, reliability, and reputation to meet Valence Surface Technologies requirements; ensure vendors have clarity on project needs, expectations, and process changes.
• Assists in identifying and implements continuous improvements opportunities with regards to processes
• Accurately documents time allocation to evaluate production trends and identify continuous improvement opportunities; makes recommendations to the management team.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Experience
• Results-oriented with process ownership commitment and ability to prioritize.
• Demonstrated proficiency with problem solving tools: 5 Whys, Is / Is Not, Pareto Diagrams, Design of Experiments, FMEA
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret specifications, prints and other technical documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs