Process Engineer - Cast House

Arconic Corporation; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Arconic Corporation in Lancaster seeks a process and maintenance reliability engineer to support production and maintenance teams in achieving plant goals. You will lead reliability improvements, diagnose equipment issues, and drive cross‑functional projects to boost uptime.

The role requires a technical degree (Electrical or Mechanical), hands‑on problem solving, and CAD skills; strong teamwork and knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Authorized to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship.
• Hands-on with production and maintenance troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Proficient with AutoCAD and CAD software.
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Supports the team in safely producing the highest quality product in accordance with plant standards.
• Accountability for the development and implementation of a reliability system to improve equipment reliability.
• Implement and execute predictive and preventative technologies to improve reliability.
• Lead RCA events to determine major leverage points for improvement.
• Coordinate and oversee engineering/design, fabrication of equipment and related work orders.
• Manage project forecasting for capital and expense projects.

Skills

Problem solving

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

AutoCAD

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

The position will provide process and maintenance reliability improvements to safely meet the Lancaster Mill business plan by providing support to production and maintenance department to achieve plant goals. Assist and lead production, technical and maintenance with various types of equipment and reliability issues from a problem‑solving perspective. Develop, manage and implement process/equipment improvement related projects and interface with Maintenance and Engineering to provide process engineering support.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supports the team in safely producing the highest quality product in accordance with plant standards.
• Accountability for the development and implementation of a reliability system that will result in more reliable equipment to better meet the operation needs in a consistent manner.
• Implementation and execute predictive and preventative technologies to improve reliability and ensure customer (internal and external) expectations.
• Provide sound recommendations for long‑term improvement of equipment and process by remaining up to date with Best Practices and through consultation with the CoE group.
• Participate in the annual development of the plant’s three‑year budget process through scope development, solicitation for quotes and generation of the related project description and budget cost.
• Develop a core cross‑functional project team and problem‑solving process to systematically solve bad actors and top unplanned downtimes to drive process reliability.
• Leads deeper problem solving and RCA events to determine major leverage points for improvement.
• Project Management:
  • Generate and submit recommended vendors and related work scope & cost to Purchasing through the purchase requisition computer system
  • Generate all contractor safety documentation
  • Lead or participate in pre‑job meetings.
  • Coordinate & oversee all engineering/design, fabrication of equipment
  • Generate appropriate work orders requesting assistance from maintenance
  • Coordinates maintenance and production resources for outages
  • Manages project forecasting processes and procedures for capital and expense projects.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be willing to work hands‑on alongside both production and maintenance employees including with troubleshooting and repairing equipment
• Knowledge of Process Management and VPM
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems
• Ability to handle multiple projects/assignments concurrently and be results oriented
• Demonstrates computer skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Demonstrates strong decision making and problem‑solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with individuals and teams at all levels of the organization
• Proficient with AutoCAD or similar CAD software
• Able to work flexible hours as required