Process Engineer: Continuous Improvement & OEE Driver

AtWork!; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) with company match

Pension plan

Stock Purchase Plans

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

AtWork! in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Process Engineer to lead process improvement initiatives within manufacturing operations. The role focuses on CI implementation, capital project support, and enhancing equipment reliability and throughput.

The candidate will perform root cause analysis, develop standard work and FMEA, and partner with maintenance to improve uptime and OEE while adhering to GMP guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; Lean and/or Six Sigma preferred but not required.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in a GMP environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause analysis for process failures.
• Develop and maintain standard work instructions.
• Develop and maintain Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis for areas of responsibility.
• Improve production line efficiency to show a measurable increase in OEE.
• Support maintenance in equipment troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of I/O, PLC, and 24V controls is preferred.
• Programming a plus.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems preferred.
• Design and coordinate fabrication of manufacturing support components.
• Support day-to-day production operations.
• Re-engineer existing equipment to meet new optimization, reliability, safety, throughput, and process requirements.
• Evaluate and make recommendations that will increase output and decrease costs by addressing/improving workflow, ergonomics, time/motion characteristics, cycle times, set-up times, waste, etc.
• Confer with management and general staff to implement plans and recommendations.
• Ensure CI project goals are met and sustained through the development of effective control plans.
• Ensure Continuous Improvement processes and procedures are followed and adhered to through auditing and process confirmation practices.
• Lead CI Initiatives in areas of 5S, Waste Reduction, Value-Stream Mapping, etc.
• Ensure appropriate validations are completed as part of solution implementation.
• Downtime Loss Analysis and Reduction-Start-up & Changeover downtime improvement
• Equipment failure (Structured failure analysis 5W's, Fishbone analysis)

Skills

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

OEE optimization

Maintenance troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Lean and Six Sigma certification

Tools

PLC

MES

Job description

AtWork! in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Process Engineer to lead process improvement initiatives within manufacturing operations. The role focuses on CI implementation, capital project support, and enhancing equipment reliability and throughput.

The candidate will perform root cause analysis, develop standard work and FMEA, and partner with maintenance to improve uptime and OEE while adhering to GMP guidelines.