Process Engineer

BENTELER Group; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Dental

Development

Educational Assistance

Flexible Work Schedules

Health Savings Accounts

Holidays

Life & Disability

Medical

Training

Vacation

Vision

Wealth Management Support

Job summary

BENTELER Steel/Tube division is seeking a Professional Process Engineer to optimize finishing lines and implement engineered improvements. You will troubleshoot complex issues, train maintenance and production staff, and contribute to problem-solving across processes.

The role emphasizes Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement, with opportunity to lead root-cause analyses and drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or similar field.
• 3–5 years of technical work experience.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong safety awareness and ability to drive results through people, technology, and processes.
• Experience with statistical data evaluation (SAS, SPSS) is a plus.
• SAP knowledge not required but preferred.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Optimize equipment and investigate and implement engineered improvements.
• Troubleshoot and eliminate design, process, and production quality issues.
• Assist in training production and maintenance staff on Finishing Lines and Quench & Temper.
• Help develop procedures with production staff for Finishing Lines and Quench & Temper.
• Collaborate with other Process Engineers on special projects and plant improvements.
• Contribute to work procedures, PMs, and LOTO implementations.
• Participate in down days, outages, and Lean manufacturing activities.
• Lead or assist root-cause analysis to address quality and productivity issues.
• Perform statistical process and product data analysis to identify inconsistencies and corrective actions.
• Provide input for Technological Product Calculation improvements.

Skills

Detail oriented

Excellent communication

Planning & organization

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Education

BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAS

SPSS

SAP

Job description

Division: BENTELER Steel/Tube
Functional Area: Engineering
Career Level: Professional
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time
Weekly Working Hours: 40,00
Required Languages: English
Requisition ID: 47322
Benefits:

• United States : 401(k) Match
• United States : Dental
• United States : Development
• United States : Educational Assistance
• United States : Flexible Work Schedules
• United States : Health Savings Accounts
• United States : Holidays
• United States : Life & Disability
• United States : Medical
• United States : Training
• United States : Vacation
• United States : Vision
• United States : Wealth Management Support

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for optimizing equipment and investigating and implementing new engineered improvements.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, advising, and eliminating all design, process, and production quality issues.
• Assist in the training of production and maintenance employees concerning the Finishing Lines and Quench & Temper.
• Assist in the procedure development with production employees concerning the Finishing Lines and Quench & Temper.
• Assist other Process Engineers as required on special projects.
• Assist in the development and implementation of work procedures, PM’s and LOTO.
• Participate in down days, outages, and special projects.
• Participate in plant 5S and Lean manufacturing programs as well as all continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in "Root Cause Analysis" meetings to determine and rectify problematic issues in the process.
• Participate in safety activities to meet or exceed organizational goals and expectations.
• Lead or assist in root cause analysis on issues related to quality and productivity.
• Perform statistical process and product data analysis to identify process inconsistencies and develop countermeasures.
• Provide input for improvement of the Technological Product Calculation.
• Respond to inquiries from the sales department in terms of producibility of a certain product property.

Job Requirements

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or like area – or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3- 5 years prior technical work experience.
• Excellent understanding of the Finishing processes.
• Detail oriented with proven analytical, problem identification and resolution skills.
• Strong safety awareness and experience.
• Demonstrated capability of results through people, technology, and process.
• Seamless Pipe Mill Experience a huge plus.
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office).
• Experience in statistical mass data evaluation (e.g. SAS, SPSS).
• SAP & general computer knowledge not required but preferred.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to organize and explain complex data in a clear manner.

Your contact

Samantha Ann Metoyer

BENTELER Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

The same is true in our BENTELER Steel/Tube division. Here, we develop and produce custom, precision pipes for customers from energy production, automotive engineering, and other industrial sectors. In this division, we enable the unerring application of our products, from the concept up to process integration and thus to integration into our customers’ value chains. Along with that, our diverse fields of application make sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!