About this role
Role Purpose
- Lead and support continuous process improvement activities, problem-solving sessions, new product or process receivership, cost reduction projects, and equipment installs and debug.
- Lead discussion on mechanistic understanding of complex engineering challenges and provide guidance on the application of Engineering First Principles.
- Improve existing manufacturing processes, equipment, and capabilities working with members from cross-functional teams.
- Responsible for a Process Engineering team, supports employees and ensures performance and development capability roadmap of the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet or exceed safety, quality, cost, capacity, and delivery objectives.
- Champion safety performance; Directly responsible for driving employee engagement and compliance.
- Manage daily production and quality issues; Quickly resolve performance issues by ensuring clear ownership of responsibilities.
- Define, manage, and support continuous improvement of existing manufacturing processes.
- Work with Engineering to identify and resolve chronic equipment and process issues.
- Ensure effective transfer of next generation product and process technologies to manufacturing, including safety, ergonomics, 5's, procedures, training and production capacity.
Experiences/Education - Required
- Ability to multitask and prioritize work on an independent basis in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work effectively on all levels of an organization.
- Use scientific method and engineering principles to solve problems thoroughly and effectively, using well-designed and executed processes.
- Determine and recommend best solution from a series of alternatives within plant and safety guidelines.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to lead a team of engineers to achieve business goals.