Process Engineer

Socket.dev; Piqua (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Ohio is seeking a seasoned manufacturing/industrial engineer with leadership to drive lean initiatives and continuous improvement across safety, quality, and productivity.

The role focuses on designing layouts, automating systems, leading 5S, and coordinating maintenance while collaborating with product engineers for R&D and pilot production. A bachelor’s in engineering and 5–7 years’ experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; 5–7 years engineering experience.
• Lean/Six-Sigma certification preferred.
• Experience with PLC programming and robotics.
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement plans to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Conduct research to develop new and improved processes for manufacturing.
• Exploring and implementing methods to automate systems.
• Programming new and existing automated systems.
• Designing and planning equipment layout(s)
• Implement, test, and debug control systems on equipment.
• Contribute to tooling and processes for product development leading to high volume manufacturing.
• Lead in optimization of industrial processes and machinery to improve efficiency, quality, and safety.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Automation

AutoCAD

PFMEA

Value-stream Mapping

Team leadership

MS Office

PLC programming

HMI programming

Robotics

AMRs/AGVs

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Process engineering software

Keyence vision sensors

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities for this job include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and implement plans to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Conduct research to develop new and improved processes for manufacturing.
• Exploring and implementing methods to automate systems.
• Programming new and existing automated systems.
• Designing and planning equipment layout(s)
• Implement, test, and debug control systems on equipment.
• Contribute to tooling and processes for product development leading to high volume manufacturing.
• Lead in optimization of industrial processes and machinery to improve efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Establish goals for the operation.
• Ensures accountability by establishing clear responsibilities to monitor work and measuring results.
• Support defect reduction studies
• Work with tooling to confirm feasibility.
• Evaluating processes and equipment to ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Update management on a regular basis on project status.Identify what is falling behind and what assistance is needed from management to move the process forward.
• Conduct risk assessments on processes and equipment
• Identify and take ownership of Continuous Improvement projects.
• Conducting tests and monitoring the process performance throughout production
• Troubleshooting problems associated with manufacturing processes.
• Confirms efficiency of the manufacturing processes.
• Leads Supervisor meeting to communicate and monitor production activities.
• Identify the resources needed for capital expenses,
• Facilitates change and innovative approaches in the workplace.
• Identifies root cause of problems and implements corrective actions.
• Coordinate Preventive Maintenance activities with support functions collaboratively with Maintenance Management.
• Work with Product Engineers to support new product R&D, testing and production pilot requirements.
• Identify and implement cost savings projects and efficiency improvement activities.
• Promotes a transparent and positive work environment.
• Ensures a safe work environment by promoting safe practices and procedures.
• Lead 5S efforts, stress good housekeeping and safe work practices.

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

Be a leader and motivator with a focus on a productive and positive working environment.

• Be a strategic thinker. Use lean manufacturing techniques and tools to improve processes.
• Foster creativity, innovation, and communications with all employees.
• Leader in Continuous Improvement events and projects
• Be enthusiastic, hard-working and have a can-do attitude.
• Work as a true team player with other functional departments and leaders. Maintain a smooth flow of communication.
• Familiarity in Continuous Improvement practices by improving productivity, quality, reducing expenses, efficiency gains, reduction of inventory, and supports sales growth.
• Optimizes work processes to drive improvements to the overall process flow from Receiving to Shipping.

SKILLS:

Candidates should possess the following skills/knowledge:

• Excellent leadership skills – high integrity, results driven, interpersonal skills, ability to champion change and strong manufacturing competencies.
• Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing tools. Ability to problem solve and lead significant improvements in quality, productivity, cost and material initiatives.
• Familiar with Allen Bradley PLC’s or similar
• Familiar with Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs).
• Ability to communicate at different levels within the organization.
• History of increasing responsibilities with proven track record of achieving good results.
• Flexible with regard to work schedule
• Knowledge of PFMEA’s and Process Flow Diagrams
• Strong presence on the manufacturing floor
• Knowledge of process engineering software
• Advanced Project Management Skills- ability to set project plans and meet key milestones in a timely manner.
• Strong knowledge of Value-stream Mapping
• Ability to effectively use MS Office suite and PC applications.
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Excellent mechanical aptitude

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Electrical, Mechanical or Process Engineering preferred; a minimum of 5-7 years of engineering experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Lean/Six-Sigma certification
• Automotive/TPS background
• Robotics - implementation and development
• PLC programming (AB and Keyence)
• HMI programming
• Experience with Keyence vision sensors, barcode scanners, etc.
• Knowledge of multiple axis robotic programming
• Strong analytical skills
• Creative problem-solving
• Teamwork skills
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance a plus
• Adaptability
• Time management
• Logical thinking
• Collaboration/Teamwork

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods of time in temperature extremes.

• Position requires a full range of body motion including twisting, bending, reaching, squatting.
• Ability to stand and be mobile for a minimum of 8 hours.