Process Engineer

Responsible for providing technical experience in troubleshooting extrusion equipment and process issues with focus on material, tooling and customer products. Must be able to communicate with all levels of the production team.

Responsibilities:

• Adhere to all safety policies and participate in fostering a safe work environment

• Develop and optimize processes through machine, tooling, and/or equipment modifications

• Provide technical experience in troubleshooting extrusion and compounding equipment and/or process issues

• Standardize process, document operating instructions, implement and train workforce to the process

• Improve efficiencies and reduce scrap cost through lean manufacturing, six sigma, and continuous improvement/corrective action programs

• Ensure BOM accuracy; maintain, update, and make improvements to process profiles/SOP’s/Specifications.

• Implement quality and productivity improvements to the extrusion production lines and converters.

• Development guide to support shop floor troubleshooting.

• Establish and track operational productivity metrics.

• Participate in new business development projects and be the site lead for all initial product launches and new raw material trials. This is to include, but not limited to, process development and documentation.

• Lead, participate and deploy in Industry 4.0 initiatives

• Adhere to all practices, policies, and procedures according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements

• Assist with related activities and responsibilities appropriate to the role.