Process Engineer

Teel is adding a Process Engineer II position to be responsible for manufacturing activities within the extrusion department including technical leadership, equipment standardization, problem solving, variance resolution/reduction, and continuous improvement projects.
 

Primary Functions and Duties:

Responsible for providing technical leadership and manufacturing support to achieve production goals

• Provide management support including input for employee performance evaluations
• Provide frequent positive feedback to employees related to the technical aspects of the job
• Proactively address and provide input/solutions to quality or performance variances and problems
• Identify opportunities and promote the technical development of employees
• Provide pertinent process and equipment training to technical associates in production
• Work closely with shift supervisors
• Monitor production results and initiate improvements for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), quality, and labor and machine efficiency
• Develop purchase specifications for new or revised equipment
• Implement standardization of equipment families and tooling
• Lead continuous improvement projects
• Coordinate necessary equipment maintenance and upgrades

Manufacturing Metrics

• Monitor performance against established metrics/KPIs
• Create and help manage visual management systems
• Review work orders for manufacturing variances
• Coordinate set-up sheet revisions within the cell
• Identify and lead projects
• Continuously work on value and cost improvements of products and services to reduce costs

Production scheduling and execution

• Provide input and assist in executing the production schedule
• Actively search for ways to reduce scrap and rejects

Production quality

• Resolve non-conformances and deficiencies by providing corrective and preventative actions to eliminate recurrence
• Troubleshoot and provide solutions to technical problems with the existing manufacturing systems, equipment, processes, policies and procedures and makes changes as necessary