PAI-AIM SOLDER (INDIA) PVT. LTD.
Job Description Process Engineer (Process Control & Engineering)
Job Purpose
Responsible for monitoring, controlling, optimizing, and improving manufacturing processes to achieve safe, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective production while maintaining required quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and control process parameters to ensure stable and consistent production.
- Optimize process conditions to improve productivity, quality, yield, and OEE.
- Identify and troubleshoot process deviations, failures, and production losses.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, process specifications, control plans, and process documentation.
- Work with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Automation teams to resolve process issues.
- Support PLC/DCS/SCADA, instrumentation, and process-control improvements where applicable.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction, waste reduction, cycle-time improvement, and capacity enhancement.
- Support new equipment installation, commissioning, process trials, and engineering improvement projects.
- Support and Co-ordinate NPI/NPD Projects with focus on Process Management
- Analyze process data and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
- Participate in Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, and continuous-improvement activities.
- Ensure processes comply with quality, safety, environmental, and company requirements.
- Lead APQP activities from feasibility assessment through product/process launch, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949, VDA, and customer requirements.
- Evaluate manufacturing feasibility, capacity, tooling, equipment, manpower, and process risks to support successful program launches.
- Develop and maintain process documentation including Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), PFMEA, and Control Plans.
- Perform MSA, Gauge R&R, SPC, and process capability studies (Cp/Cpk) to ensure process stability and measurement system effectiveness.
- Coordinate production trials, process validation, line setup, and launch activities while monitoring process performance.
- Prepare and manage PPAP submissions, ensuring complete and accurate documentation as per customer requirements.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions to improve process capability, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to ensure process readiness, successful launches, and sustained production performance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Production, Industrial, Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering, or related field.
- Experience in manufacturing/process engineering preferred.
- Knowledge of process control, troubleshooting, RCA, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, and process optimization.
- Good analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
Key KPIs
- OEE and productivity improvement
- Process yields and quality
- Reduction in rejection/scrap
- Reduction in process deviations and downtime.