Manufacturing Process Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY: The manufacturing process engineer position develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; coordinates manufacturing launch for new or revised products.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Carries out process improvement, problem resolution, project management and employee training on process changes.


• Improves manufacturing processes and methods for cost-reduction, quality improvement and efficiency.


• Prepares and presents plans for the above and coordinates deployment of these plans including training of team members.


• Assists manufacturing in improving a system of production control, standard operating procedures, safety, quality control and training.


• Performs research, designs and development of manufacturing processes including production flow, assembly methods, and production equipment.


• Initiate problem/incident reporting and investigations for any off-quality occurrences throughout the manufacturing and engineering improvement processes, and verify the effectiveness of subsequent corrective actions.


• Assists with the preparation and maintenance of detailed buildings and equipment layouts.


• Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluates results.


• Designs, develops and tests and/or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.


• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency.


• Represents manufacturing on cross-functional teams.


• Analyzes customer part prints and specifications.


• Writes process design specifications based on analysis of part prints.

• Develops machine and tooling specifications for all new processes and existing machinery.


• Assists in the designs of equipment layouts for individual lines, cells, and zones.


• Identifies, plans, and implements process and product improvement activities.


• Handles multiple projects with little or no supervision.


• Completes APQP documentation according to internal, customer, or other recognized automotive

standards.

• Supports assigned production lines with QPR countermeasures, improvement programs to reduce scrap, and PE work requests.


• Review and disposition process scrap as needed.


• Prepares documentation for new products i.e. Process Flow, PFMEA, Process Planning Sheet, MOE. These documents will be completed in a timely manner and not after a product is already on the production floor.

• Analyzes assigned production lines for negative trends, generates ideas for process improvements, analyzes results, and utilizes cross-functional teams to achieve desired results.


• Documents and tracks improvements to show benefits and cost effectiveness.


• Reviews process documentation twice per year and verifies accuracy (i.e., Process Flow, PFMEA, Process Planning Sheet).