Melting & Casting Process Engineer

Precision Castparts; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts is seeking a Technical Process Engineer to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve melting and manufacturing processes, including VIM, AOD and continuous casting. You will analyze trends, develop procedures, and drive improvements across equipment, processes, and data collection.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing engineering, with strong project management and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related degree.
• 5+ years’ experience manufacturing engineering; preferably in metal processing.
• Experience in liquid metal processing (VIM, AOD, Casting) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Analyze process control trends.
• Write procedures and manufacturing work instructions.
• Investigate unexpected lab results.
• Conduct studies, analyze data, evaluate operations, and provide recommendations for improving utilization of equipment, personnel, materials, and utilities.
• Review yield and productivity data, identifying and investigating outliers.
• Lead cost-reduction, interference management and labor productivity improvement efforts.
• Develop and establish best manufacturing practices and processes and assure their effective implementation.
• Evaluate equipment, operational sequences, and material flows to determine employee job functions and opportunities for automation.
• Lead data collection method improvements and update standards to model workload capacities.
• Collaborate with outside suppliers, service providers, vendors, and equipment manufacturers to support projects and CI activities.
• Maintain state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to support strategic objectives.
• Prepare reports and presentations; provide operator training as required.
• Manage assigned projects with timely completion per parameters.
• Provide technical support across organization for assigned projects.
• Facilitate root cause corrective action investigations and implement action items.
• Support capital equipment scoping, design review and implementation.
• Pursue professional growth through seminars, courses, and literature.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Troubleshooting

Organizational skills

MS Office proficiency

Multitasking

Data presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

5+ years manufacturing engineering experience

Experience in liquid metal processing (VIM, AOD, Casting) desirable

Job description

Precision Castparts is seeking a Technical Process Engineer to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve melting and manufacturing processes, including VIM, AOD and continuous casting. You will analyze trends, develop procedures, and drive improvements across equipment, processes, and data collection.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing engineering, with strong project management and problem-solving skills.