Process Engineer

Fuyao Glass America Inc; Fountain Inn (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuyao Glass America Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer in Fountain Inn, SC for a full-time role. The role focuses on new materials development (60%), automation development (10%), process improvement and troubleshooting (25%), and documentation updates (5%).

Strong engineering, management and communication skills are essential. The candidate will develop and test materials, manage automation projects, and document procedures while coordinating with suppliers and plant teams to ensure quality and

Qualifications

• Languages spoken commonly in the workplace are English and Mandarin.
• Ability to read, understand and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Strong engineering background, management and communication skills.
• Duties include standing for long periods and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Be acquainted with the TS16949 quality system.
• Be the master of the professional skills of material development.
• Be the master of relevant material standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test new materials including but not limited to ink, silver paste, screen, cutting wheel, drill etc.
• Compile materials process requirements according to internal standard and customer standard
• Coordinate supplier evaluations and site testing for new materials
• Test material samples in lab and production environments, compile reports
• Compare US materials with Chinese plant materials and select best options balancing performance and cost
• Compile documentation for using and storing materials and provide plant training
• Track material usage in production and drive continuous improvement
• Manage automation projects including quality inspection and laser marking system
• Compile process requirements for automation system and coordinate supplier evaluations
• Prepare project plans and track progress, ensure alignment with standards
• Organize process improvement and troubleshooting to meet internal and customer standards
• Compile work instructions and process reports for new lines or products
• Coordinate with purchasing and project teams to finalize requirements and approvals
• Produce and maintain material standards to ensure compliance

Skills

English

Mandarin

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

Manufacturing software

Job description

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Process Engineer

Full Time Key Position South Carolina, Fountain Inn, SC, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 8669

Job Title: Process Engineer

Job Summary: The primary responsibilities of this position are new materials development (60%), automation development (10%), process improvement and trouble shooting (25%), and documentation compilation and update (5%). Requires strong engineering background, management and communication skills.

Job Functions

Develop and test new materials including but not limit to ink, silver paste, screen, cutting wheel, drill etc.

• 1. Compile materials process requirements according to internal standard and customer standard
• 2. Ask for potential materials supplier list from purchasing, contact several most promising suppliers for more technical details
• 3. Ask supplier come onsite with new material samples. Test material samples in lab first. If it pass the lab test, take them to do production test. Complete process experiment report after each test
• 4. Make comparison between these materials from US supplier and the materials that are utilized in Chinese plant. Choose the best materials for Fuyao Glass America by the performance and cost
• 5. Compile documentation for using and storing materials and provide training to plant
• 6. Track using condition of materials during production. Improve continuously to make materials better

Manage automation projects such as trademark quality inspection, drilling hole inspection, transparency inspection and component assembly inspection, primer inspection and laser marking system

• 1. Compile process requirements for automation system according to internal standard and customer standard
• 2. Ask for potential automation supplier list from purchasing, contact several most promising suppliers for more technical details
• 3. Ask supplier come onsite to evaluate project. Compare all proposals and designs from different supplier
• 4. Discuss with project team to double check all detail requirements before purchasing issue PO
• 5. Make project plan and track project progress
• 6. Compile documentation for automation system and provide training to plant

Organize process improvement and do troubleshooting for process issues

• 1. Organize the production process team to improve the production process for satisfying the Fuyao internal standard and customer standard in both quality and quantity
• 2. Facilitate the process meetings to discuss the technical issues that occur during production. Communicate and work with the related process engineers and production team to solve the technical issues. For example: bad screen printing quality due to electrostatic, raw glass corrosion

Compile and update documents including but not limit to work instruction, process requirement, process report and new materials standard

• 1. Compile work instruction for new production lines or new products. Update work instruction when current process change or new process is added into production
• 2. Determine process requirements for materials, automation and other projects
• 3. Complete process report after new materials test, automation evaluation, new process verification etc.
• 4. Compile materials standard to make sure exist and new materials meet internal standard and customer standard

Qualifications

• Languages spoken commonly in the workplace are English and Mandarin. Ability to read, understand and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to speak effectively and interact with other team members, engineers, leadership and customers
• More than one years of experience in the related production processes and technologies
• Bachelor’s degree or above (those with production experience are preferred)
• The employee is regularly required to stand for long periods. Duties include turning at the waist, reaching, bending, squatting and
  lifting up to 50 pounds. Ability to pass static strength requirements (grip)
• Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Use this factor when special and minute accuracy is demanded
• Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. Use this factor when visual efficiency in terms of far acuity is required in day and night/dark conditions
• Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are
• Ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Observing an area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Safety requirements for this position are safety glasses, hearing protection and steel-toed work boots
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables
• Knowledge of and familiarity manufacturing software
• Be acquainted with the glass production processes
• Be acquainted with the TS16949 quality system
• Be the master of the professional skills of material development
• Be the master of relevant material standards
• Be the master of the flow of material verification and development
• Have the knowledge of file management
• Abilities of communication and coordination
• Ability of organization
• Strong awareness of initiative study and ability of study
• A certificate of continuous improvement of the green belt level or above