Process Engineer: Lean Manufacturing & New Equipment

Actalent; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 79,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

HSA and health spending benefits

PTO / holiday / vacation

Life Insurance and AD&D

Disability insurance

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plan

Job summary

Actalent seeks a Process Engineer to own technical aspects of the assigned manufacturing area and coordinate requirements with machine tool builders. You will develop CNC programs and create detailed work instructions, while supporting capital equipment implementation and manufacturing readiness.

The role emphasizes Lean initiatives, new part introductions, and data-driven improvements. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on manufacturing knowledge and experience with non-conventional machining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 3+ years of relevant experience OR 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing capital equipment projects.
• Experience with new part and manufacturing process implementations.
• Experience developing non-conventional machining processes, including EDM and/or laser applications.
• Strong hands-on manufacturing knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate with management, engineering teams, shop-floor, vendors and customers.
• Experience with cooling hole production and related non-conventional machining processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical requirements with machine tool builders.
• Collaborate with vendors on tooling design and implementation.
• Develop part-specific CNC programs and support their implementation into production.
• Create detailed work instructions for manufacturing processes in the assigned area.
• Participate in PPAP and MRL activities to support manufacturing readiness.
• Support Lean Manufacturing initiatives, process improvements, and cell layout optimization.
• Lead and support new capital equipment implementation and production readiness.
• Support new part introductions and manufacturing process development.
• Create data visualizations and reports to monitor and improve manufacturing performance.

Skills

Engineering Degree

Capital Equipment

Process Implementation

EDM/Laser Machining

Manufacturing Knowledge

Communication Skills

Cooling Hole Machining

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

Ignition

Python

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Generative AI tools

Job description

Actalent seeks a Process Engineer to own technical aspects of the assigned manufacturing area and coordinate requirements with machine tool builders. You will develop CNC programs and create detailed work instructions, while supporting capital equipment implementation and manufacturing readiness.

The role emphasizes Lean initiatives, new part introductions, and data-driven improvements. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on manufacturing knowledge and experience with non-conventional machining