Process Engineer: Drive Process Improvement & Quality

Qcells North America; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc. in Dalton, GA is seeking a Process Engineer to provide direction and support to shift and day Process Technicians. You will apply continuous improvement to enhance OE, JE, safety and quality, stabilize production processes, and manage key parameters across the line.

You will lead process improvement projects, develop training plans, create PFMEA/Control Plans, and partner with production and quality teams to reduce defects and drive documentation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field.
• 3+ years of related experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and analytical approach
• Proven technical acumen

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement methods for sampling, inspection, testing and evaluation of products.
• Initiates process improvement projects to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve quality and defect analysis.
• Execute all required duties while practicing safe work methods and adhering to all plant safety rules.
• Be the driver in investigating, proposing, procuring and launching new process and operations improvements by developing specific metrics and conducting necessary audits.
• Assist development of technical training plan for process engineering and continuous improvement methodology (Six Sigma, Lean, etc.).
• Develop troubleshooting guides for maintenance and operations personnel for line use. Train and deploy these in the plant.
• Actively participate with the EHS team to lead projects that improve worker safety and minimize incident risk.
• Function as a change agent and systematically drive and implement change through cross-functional efforts between the safety, manufacturing, and quality resource.
• Develop engineering documentation: PFMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, etc.
• Develop and maintain regular reports consistent with departmental needs to track progress and drive action on plant improvements.
• Support skill-up of engineer level with mentoring and helping engineering qualification.
• Monitor and control key process parameters to ensure process stability and minimize variation.
• Support standardization of work instructions and maintain updated process documentation with Production.
• Planning and executing the team’s tasks.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc.
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by management.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field

Job description

Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc. in Dalton, GA is seeking a Process Engineer to provide direction and support to shift and day Process Technicians. You will apply continuous improvement to enhance OE, JE, safety and quality, stabilize production processes, and manage key parameters across the line.

You will lead process improvement projects, develop training plans, create PFMEA/Control Plans, and partner with production and quality teams to reduce defects and drive documentation and reporting.