PROCESS ENGINEER

Rush & Company; Georgia; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rush & Company in Northwest Georgia is seeking a Process Engineer/Senior Process Engineer or Engineering Manager to lead process control and continuous improvement in a manufacturing plant. The role reports to the Plant Manager and supervises 4 technicians.

You will drive process development, mentor teams, and support Lean projects to improve quality, safety, and productivity across the facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field or equivalent work experience.
• Two to three years of progressive experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with full MS Suite including Windows, Word, Excel, Project.
• Experience with SAP R/3; SAP BW preferred.
• Excellent project management, communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops, manages and leads continuous process improvement efforts for the plant facility.
• Directs continuous product improvements and new product development efforts.
• Resolve customer complaint issues in a timely manner.
• Conduct audits of finished goods and lab testing data to verify conformance to specifications.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching to facility staff.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous improvement

Project management

Statistical analysis

Kaizen

Quality improvement

Manufacturing engineering

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, Project)

SAP R/3

SAP BW

Job description

We are working with a well-established, large and growing (annual revenue in the Billion $ range and thousands of employees worldwide), world leader of extruded staple fibers, woven & non-woven fabrics including needle punch nonwovens, geosynthetics, geomembranes, and other textile related products utilized in a wide variety of industries. Multiple facilities in the US, Canada, and overseas. This is an amazing company to work for with a competitive base salary, bonus opportunity, and excellent benefits including relocation assistance for the right candidate.

Due to a promotion, the company is looking for a Process Engineer / Senior Process Engineer or Engineering Manager in their Northwest Georgia facility. This position reports to the Plant Manager and directly supervises 4 Process Technicians.

This position is responsible for supporting manufacturing within the plant facility. The role implements, leads, and directs the Process Control programs and efforts for manufacturing and provides long-term manufacturing process vision and strategic process development plans for non-woven products and raw materials. The process engineer assembles and maintains a responsive network of capable technical staff, fostering long-term technical relationships within the manufacturing facilities and external customers. This position manages the efficiency and cost of goods of products produced in the plant manufacturing facility and develops QA protocol that will predict product performance in the customer’s process. The process engineer participates in the design and development of new processes and works with various departments to collect and analyze data including statistical and engineering analysis. This position assists in mentoring others relating to compliance with company procedures to achieve safety, quality, and productivity goals in a continuous improvement environment. Additional duties include participating in Lean projects and active participation in a continuous improvement culture throughout the Company providing technical assistance to internal and external customers, distributors and salespersons.

Duties, Responsibilities, Requirements:

• Develops, manages and leads continuous process improvement efforts for the plant facility. This includes manufacturing, vendors and customers in the development of processes (that include technology, raw materials, and methods to improve production and reduce costs and variation) while improving product performance
• Directs continuous product improvements and new product development efforts focusing on methods to utilize new/existing technology, raw materials, better manufacturing practices with the goal of reducing product cost or improving product performance
• Resolve customer complaint issues in a timely manner
• Conduct random audits of the finished goods and lab testing data for the purpose of verification of product conformance to customer’s expectations
• Supports/leads/coaches/selects to develop technical leadership of Facility
• Describes needed processing changes to automation designers/vendors for design/ development/implementation to improve processing quality, reduce costs and maintenance
• Tests said designs to meet the intended corrections. Validates process improvements
• Improve existing processes to increase output and yields and improve product quality
• Works with project teams made up of manufacturing leads on Six Sigma and Lean projects
• Conduct research to develop new and improved mechanical and manufacturing processes
• Designs and plans layout of equipment for the most effective arrangement of operations
• Designing and developing new manufacturing processes and systems
• Provides strong engineering and analytical capabilities to team.
• Communicates with internal/external customers on project status, implementation etc.
• Works closely with production teams during design and implementation of projects
• Develop required manufacturing and quality processes and equipment to ensure manufacture and timely delivery of product
• Evaluates production capacity capabilities of existing operations and recommends and implements enhancements as needed
• Champions quality improvement initiatives through Six Sigma process improvement projects
• Analyzes production processes, work balance, production scheduling, capacity, and cell concepts to optimize crew distribution for efficiency, capacity, and lead time
• Provides leadership for production efficiency improvement initiatives plant wide
• Monitors production processes and then works with operations personnel to create standard work procedures, enhance flow, and implement Lean concepts throughout the plant including Six Sigma, Lean, etc.
• Provides Manufacturing Engineering and facilities planning and support for new product launches
• Constantly promoting all continuous improvement activities through the tools of ISO9001:2015
• Initiates and manages a wide range of structured problem-solving activities across the plant
• Direct and coordinate activities by quality engineers, operations personnel, and outside groups involving scrap/rework reduction and warranty corrective actions
• Works closely with plant teams to assure that projects are completed and defects are permanently eliminated
• Provides detailed failure-analysis and problem-solving feedback to project teams
• Leverages yield improvements across product lines and plant location
• Keeps abreast of new technologies, products and supply/distribution channels related to the industry
• Applies statistical methods/analysis to improve process capability, reduce process variation and achieve breakthrough performance
• Performs investigation, data capture, analysis and understanding of integration quality metrics throughout the business life cycle
• Advises supervisor of concerns, problems and progress of work in a timely manner
• Demonstrates a sound balance between quality and quantity of work while maintaining a sense of urgency toward completion
• Develop training and communication tools to ensure quality and safety standards
• Trains teammates to improve the quality and flow of processes
• Ensures compliance with local, state, federal and international regulations related to safety and quality
• Understanding of Correction Action/Failure Reporting (FRACAS) and IS9001
• Must be experienced in continuous improvement activities such as Kaizen events, 5S, Kanban, value stream and process mapping
• Excellent project management, communication and interpersonal skills
• Comprehensive financial analysis experience and business acumen
• Excellent presentation, problem solving and organizational skills
• Ability to meet project timelines while handling multiple projects with shifting priorities
• Change management adaptability
• Exceptional attention to detail required
• Ability to understand and translate complex technical and business information to internal/external audiences
• Understanding of customer, competitor and supplier relationships
• Minimum education required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum experience required: Two to three years of progressive experience in manufacturing Experience with full MS Suite of tools including Windows, Word, Excel, Project Experience with SAP R/3 SAP BW preferred
• All Candidates must be able to provide work related references.