Process Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Process Engineer

General Description

Responsible for evaluating existing processes and configuring manufacturing systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within the production process.  Also responsible for new process development including process design, operation, and implementation.

Specific Duties

• Follow all applicable environmental, health and safety rules and procedures and immediately report all dangerous situations, near-misses, and injuries.
• Develop and implement systems that optimize all phases of the production process.
• Maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs, and changeovers.
• Oversee that process documentation, including work instructions and acceptance criteria, is created and up to date.
• Lead problem solving activities, conduct root cause analysis, and develop corrective action plans.
• Implement lean manufacturing techniques – SMED, single piece flow, 5S.
• Ensure projects are completed on time.
• Work with in-house product design teams to optimize the design for manufacturability.
• Work with equipment designers, in-house engineering, and manufacturing staff to develop a cost-effective and working production process.
• Collect, record, and transcribe data.
• Show results in reports.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

The employee frequently is required to sit; walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for driving and ability to adjust focus.

This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Personal Protective EquipmentThe following list of PPE is required while in the manufacturing area.

Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

This position is exempt.   Hutchinson Industries, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above.   Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between Hutchinson Industries, Inc. nor the employee, and either one may terminate employment without notice at any time.

Compensation details : 70000-85000 Yearly Salary

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