Metal Finishing Process Engineer

Erie Plating Company; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Erie Plating Company is seeking a Metal Finishing Process Engineer to design and implement process plans that meet customer requirements while improving efficiency. You will provide technical leadership to ensure defect-free finishing and anodizing across operations.

The role reports to the Quality Process Manager and involves collaborating with Sales, Production, and Quality Assurance to meet new product requirements and drive continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in process engineering/development within a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of metal finishing principles, practices, and specifications
• Experience with lean operations concepts
• Working knowledge of mechanical blueprint reading
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop metal finishing processes to improve productivity and streamline workflow.
• Oversee implementation of new metal finishing processes and procedures.
• Assist Sales and Customer Service during quoting with technical input.
• Consult with Sales, Production, Quality Assurance, and Customers on new product requirements.
• Promote quality standards and a safe working environment.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean operations

Blueprint reading

Problem solving

Verbal & written communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

5–10 years related experience or training

Computer literacy

Job description

Full job descriptionAre you ready to become part of a World Class Metal Finishing Company that has been serving the commercial and aerospace industries for over 100 years? We offer OUTSTANDING benefits and a forward-thinking company culture making great strides in the Metal Finishing Industry!

Can you lead and develop multifaceted processes that render more efficiency? Do you have a history as an engineer/process planner? Are you someone that likes a good challenge and tends to solve the problem?

We are looking for talented individuals with a drive for success, determination, and positive attitude that want to be part of a winning team!!

Reports to: Quality Process Manager

Summary of Position:

The Metal Finishing Process Engineer creates and implements process plans to achieve customer requirements with the primary objective of improving and streamlining workflow. This role provides leadership and technical guidance to the associates to ensure that EPCO finishing and anodizing is defect-free.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support Senior Management and other Managers to achieve EPCO’s Strategic Business initiatives
• Research, design, and implement metal finishing processes to optimize productivity, workflow and achieve customer requirements.
• Oversee implementation of new metal finishing processes and procedures.
• Assist Sales and Customer Service functions during the quoting process.
• Consult with Sales, Production, Quality Assurance, and Customers on new product requirements and specifications. Provide technical support as appropriate.
• Initiate First Article processing and review.
• Provide technical assistance in various areas of metal finishing processes and assist in the evaluation of results.
• Recommend enhancements to existing equipment (or new purchases) that will increase process effectiveness and/or operating efficiencies.
• Promote quality standards and a safe working environment.
• Review technical publications, articles, and abstracts to stay abreast of technical developments in metal finishing and attend conferences as warranted when approved by the General Manager
• Perform all duties and responsibilities in a timely, efficient and effective manner in accordance with established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of this position.

Experience

• Experience in process engineering/development within a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of metal finishing principles, practices, and specifications
• Experience with lean operations concepts
• Working knowledge of mechanical blueprint reading
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to implement continuous improvement initiative
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education:

• High school diploma or GED; five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency with computer and information technology.
• An experienced leader with metal finishing experience.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES

Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, and meets attendance/punctuality expectations.

Drive / Initiative

Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, and practices self-development. Prioritizes well, shows energy, reacts to opportunities, instills urgency in others, and meets deadlines.

Development / Job Knowledge

Understands duties and responsibilities, has necessary job knowledge, has necessary technical skills, understands company mission/values, keeps job knowledge current, and is in command of critical issues.

Customer Focus

Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, and responds to internal customers.

POSITION RELATED COMPETENCIES

Communication

Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, and has good listening skills.

Organizational Savvy

Operates within the organization's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others' roles and perspectives, and can sell projects and ideas across the organization.

Personal Organization

Keeps information organized and accessible, maintains a clean/functional workspace, works systematically/efficiently, and manages time well.

Job Knowledge

Understands duties and responsibilities, has necessary job knowledge, has necessary technical skills, understands company mission/values, keeps job knowledge current, is in command of critical issues.

SKILL AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general complex documents, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to respond effectively to inquiries or complaints. Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute proportions, percentages, surface area, circumference, and volume rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply principles of logic or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

This class specification should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Individuals may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential function or requirement of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an individual be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the individual when possible.