Process Technician

Novares Group; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Peterlee is seeking a skilled technician to enhance production efficiency and provide technical support. The role involves daily process control, training staff, and optimizing manufacturing practices. Strong problem-solving skills and experience in production environments are essential. This position offers an opportunity to lead process improvements while ensuring equipment reliability and safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the day-to-day control of the process.
• Contribute to improving production efficiency and technical productivity.
• Provide technical support by creating standards and procedures.
• Participate in the equipment maintenance plan.
• Train and support technicians on methodologies and settings.
• Lead process optimization and conduct PDCA cycles.
• Guarantee the ramp-up of processes and define production standards.

Job description

Overview

Finality Monitor the reliability and productivity of APU with improved performance Safety/ Quality/ Cost/ Time/ Environment Main Missions

Responsibilities

• Ensure the day-to-day control of the process
• Contribute to improving production efficiency, scrap rate and technical productivity of processes
• Provide technical support for the APU by creating and developing technical standards, reference standards for settings and business operating procedures
• Participate in the equipment maintenance plan
• Develop the skills of setter technicians or equipmentoperators
• Analyze scrap (analysis of red bins) and waste from the process
• Technically solve quality problems in order to eliminate 'quality walls'
• Create and update configuration tracking sheets (settings sheets) for processes and their devices
• Ensure production equipment reliability to improve quality and safety of existing equipment
• Recommend innovative technical solutions for manufacturing processes to achieve productivity, quality improvement or safety targets
• Define and develop technical solutions with external service providers
• Provide training for process participants and ensure the deployment and capitalization of technical skills within the APU
• Train and support Setter technicians or equipment operators on working methodologies, settings sheets, and tools
• Make the necessary decisions to optimize results, in line with initial data, and give reasons for choices
• Monitor indicators
• Coordinate their activities with other support services
• Control the update of processes
• Improve production efficiency, scrap rate, reliability, cycle and process productivity
• Optimize material consumption, reduce waste and scrap associated with processes and materials
• Lead process optimization, perform tests and trials, draft test reports
• Conduct PDCA cycles for the process in the APU (mass production changes, scrap, cycle time, process, tools, etc.)
• Capitalize on the feedback
• Oversee SMED projects
• Implement new processes
• Guide and validate tool design
• Develop new equipment related to their field
• Prepare new product/process launch projects
• Participate in the technical aspects of process transfer
• Receive processing means (tools, processes) in the APU with Methods, Maintenance and QHSE departments
• Perform product/process testing in the development phase and keep teams and specialized departments informed
• Guarantee the ramp-up of processes and define the production standard
• Implement 5S after testing or maintenance

Purpose

Essential job functions Abilities