Independent Process Engineer - Manufacturing

KLA Industries; Griffin (GA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

KLA Industries in Griffin, GA is seeking a highly independent Process Engineer to serve as the primary resource for the facility's process engineering. This role requires hands-on ownership—from problem identification to implementing improvements, documenting procedures, and training staff to sustain high-quality operations in thermoplastics manufacturing.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Engineering, strong analytical and statistical skills, and proven experience driving process

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; Chemical or Mechanical preferred.
• Production/manufacturing experience as a Process Engineer required.
• Demonstrated success working independently with significant ownership of the process-engineering function.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• Root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement experience.
• Experience developing, testing, analyzing, and improving manufacturing processes.
• Experience creating and revising SOPs, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Strong ability to translate data into practical manufacturing improvements.
• Comfortable working hands-on with operators, maintenance, quality, and production personnel.
• Plastics, polymers, thermoplastics, extrusion, compounding, or related process-manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with manufacturing digitalization, automation, or data-driven process improvement is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Analyze and improve existing production/manufacturing processes.
• Design, run, test, analyze, and upgrade systems and processes.
• Evaluate production, process-control, and quality systems using data and statistical analysis.
• Apply working knowledge of statistics, including mean, standard deviation, process variation, and related measurements.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective-action initiatives.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Develop and establish procedures and best practices that support consistent, high-quality operations.
• Create and revise written procedures and work instructions based on process data and findings.
• Develop practical and innovative solutions to improve production rates and product quality.
• Work directly with production, maintenance, quality, and plant leadership to implement improvements.
• Train employees on new processes, procedures, and process improvements.
• Support ongoing digitalization and modernization of manufacturing processes.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Statistical analysis

Root-cause analysis

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Descripción del empleo

KLA Industries in Griffin, GA is seeking a highly independent Process Engineer to serve as the primary resource for the facility's process engineering. This role requires hands-on ownership—from problem identification to implementing improvements, documenting procedures, and training staff to sustain high-quality operations in thermoplastics manufacturing.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Engineering, strong analytical and statistical skills, and proven experience driving process