Process Engineer

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13710276 Summary:\ \ The Processing Engineer position is responsible for supporting all manufacturing processes in the plant and for customers.\ \ Responsibilities:\ \ The Process Engineer is responsible for utilizing sound engineering practices to troubleshoot and resolve process issues, acting as a process expert for internal and external customers and implementing systemic improvement efforts in order to enhance quality and reduce production costs.\ \ Utilizes sound engineering practices to quickly resolve process issues on the production floor and minimize downtime.\ \ Drive and implement continuous improvement efforts to improve operational efficiency and manufacturing consistency.\ \ Provide process expertise to internal and external customers to utilize and expand the intellectual property of the business.\ \ Essential Job Functions:\ \ Acts as a mentor to train and develop capable, independent line operators, lab technicians, and Process/Engineering Technicians/Interns.\ \ Serves as a technical resource for customers and internal stakeholders to implement new processes and resolve production related issues.\ \ Provides guidance and direction to Production Managers, Line Operators, and technicians to ensure on-time completion of assigned tasks.\ \ Provides ongoing technical assistance and training on hardware processing to the Production Operators\ \ Assists in evaluating project feasibility and alignment with VST capabilities; coordinates conceptual production processes to validate/reject feasibility.\ \ Designing tooling and racks for chemical processing of manufactured components made in various configurations and base materials.\ \ Working with pumps, rectifiers, and other equipment to optimize process efficiencies\ \ Utilizes Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) to assess the reliability, safety, performance, and risk of new processes; determines likelihood of risk mitigation based on analysis.\ \ Drives production process implementation and manages the transition into production to drive timely processing and project completion; troubleshoots technical and process related issues as needed.\ \ Troubleshoots and conducts root cause analysis of project, production, and chemical bath process related issues to minimize production downtime; ensures the Operations Manager and General Manager is kept abreast of progress and aware of process changes.\ \ Generates project reports to allow internal stakeholders to effectively manage projects to budget and defined timelines.\ \ Assists in conducting post-mortem project analysis to continuously improve project performance and duration.\ \ Evaluates and validates vendors capabilities, quality, reliability, and reputation to meet Valence Surface Technologies requirements; ensure vendors have clarity on project needs, expectations, and process changes.\ \ Assists in identifying and implements continuous improvements opportunities with regards to processes\ \ Accurately documents time allocation to evaluate production trends and identify continuous improvement opportunities; makes recommendations to the management team.\ \ Qualifications\ \ B.S. Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Experience\ \ Results-oriented with process ownership commitment and ability to prioritize.\ \ Demonstrated proficiency with problem solving tools: 5 Whys, Is / Is Not, Pareto Diagrams, Design of Experiments, FMEA\ \ Demonstrated ability to read and interpret specifications, prints and other technical documents.\ \ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs