Process Engineer - Metal Manufacturing

LHH; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH seeks a hands-on Process Engineer to join a specialized metals manufacturing operation in Reading, PA. You will work on the manufacturing floor to solve complex high-temperature process challenges involving molten metals and thermite-based reactions.

You will collaborate with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams to improve reliability, quality, safety, throughput, and overall manufacturing performance. Strong problem-solving and CI experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in metals, foundry, steel, specialty alloy, refractory, casting, forging, or other high-temperature manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process control and process optimization.
• Experience with molten metals or high-temperature metallurgical processes preferred.
• Knowledge of thermite or aluminothermic processes desirable.
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment and production operations in a plant environment.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Production, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and Engineering teams.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, DOE, FMEA, or other CI methodologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support and optimize manufacturing processes involving molten metals, high-temperature processing, and thermite-based operations.
• Monitor critical process parameters and identify opportunities to improve yield, consistency, throughput, quality, and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and perform root cause analysis on process deviations, defects, equipment issues, and production interruptions.
• Develop and implement process improvements to increase reliability and reduce scrap, rework, downtime, and process variation.
• Provide hands‑on engineering support to production teams on the manufacturing floor.
• Evaluate process data, production trends, and operating conditions to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Assist with the development and documentation of SOPs, work instructions, process specifications, and operating parameters.
• Partner with Quality and Operations on corrective actions and process‑control initiatives.
• Participate in equipment upgrades, process changes, trials, and new manufacturing initiatives.
• Support safe operating practices associated with high-temperature metals manufacturing.
• Apply continuous improvement and structured problem‑solving methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, DOE, FMEA, RCA, and SPC, as appropriate.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

DOE

FMEA

RCA

SPC

Problem-solving

Education

Metallurgical Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Excel

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Process Engineer to join a specialized metals manufacturing operation. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys being close to the manufacturing floor and solving complex process challenges involving high-temperature operations, molten metals, metallurgical processes, and thermite-based reactions.

The Process Engineer will work closely with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams to improve process reliability, product quality, safety, throughput, and overall manufacturing performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and optimize manufacturing processes involving molten metals, high-temperature processing, and thermite-based operations
• Monitor critical process parameters and identify opportunities to improve yield, consistency, throughput, quality, and efficiency
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and perform root cause analysis on process deviations, defects, equipment issues, and production interruptions
• Develop and implement process improvements to increase reliability and reduce scrap, rework, downtime, and process variation
• Provide hands‑on engineering support to production teams on the manufacturing floor
• Evaluate process data, production trends, and operating conditions to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Assist with the development and documentation of SOPs, work instructions, process specifications, and operating parameters
• Partner with Quality and Operations on corrective actions and process‑control initiatives
• Participate in equipment upgrades, process changes, trials, and new manufacturing initiatives
• Support safe operating practices associated with high-temperature metals manufacturing
• Apply continuous improvement and structured problem‑solving methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, DOE, FMEA, RCA, and SPC, as appropriate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience working within a metals, foundry, steel, specialty alloy, refractory, casting, forging, or other high-temperature manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process control and process optimization
• Experience working with molten metals or high-temperature metallurgical processes strongly preferred
• Knowledge of thermite or aluminothermic processes/reactions highly desirable
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving abilities
• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment and production operations in a plant environment
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Production, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and Engineering teams
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, DOE, FMEA, or other continuous-improvement methodologies is a plus

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