Process Engineer, Windsor Locks

Suominen Corporation; Windsor Locks (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Suominen Corporation seeks a Process Engineer for Windsor Locks to support safe, efficient manufacturing and drive continuous improvement. You will implement operational development, optimize processes, and contribute to a high-performance culture within our process engineering team at the Windsor Locks site.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will analyze production methods, troubleshoot issues, and participate in best-practice networks while assisting in recruiting and training new personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, or related field.
• 1–3 years in non-woven production/production management.
• Strong problem-solving using scientific methods.
• Strong organizational and leadership abilities.
• Ability to address technical problems and make decisions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Read, write and speak English.
• Willingness to upgrade skills via training.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and travel overnight.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe practices and maintain cleanliness in the work area.
• Active participant in the site Safety Team.
• Analyze, design, automate production methods to manufacture various quantities.
• Identify root causes of bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
• Implement true process control per Suominen procedures.
• Participate in SPC at line level.
• Provide shop floor technical support for machining, programming, fabrication, testing, and assembly.
• Troubleshoot day-to-day shop floor problems.
• Participate in Best Practice teams and share knowledge.
• Review drawings for feasibility, design and cost.
• Execute projects to reduce costs and improve productivity.
• Provide backup for Plant Manager and other Process Engineers.
• Assist in recruiting and training new production personnel.
• On-call duties.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Time management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in Manufacturing/Operations/Business/related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Are you passionate about working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Are you driven by a strong safety and quality culture? Do you have good people management and communication skills and enjoy working within a diverse team?

Then you may be our new

Process Engineer, Windsor Locks

The Process Engineer role will be interested in how and why things work. Support and develop defined sections of manufacturing to achieve safety, quality and maximum utilization of equipment within a plant. While your primary focus will be on implementing the operational development of assigned sections of manufacturing, you will also be driving a high-performance culture within our Process Engineering team. As a member of the Operations team, you will have an excellent opportunity to contribute to the success of the manufacturing site and company in multiple ways.

The position will be based in Windsor Locks US

Your Key Tasks And Responsibilities Will Include

• Responsible for conducting all duties in a safe manner, observing good work practices and housekeeping in the work area, and in all matters relating to cleanliness and tidiness.
• Active participant of the site’s Safety Team
• Analyzes, plans, designs, develops, automates, and implements production methods and procedures to manufacture a variety of production quantities from various materials at competitive cost
• Identify root causes of manufacturing bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
• Assesses and implements true process control by way of the Suominen procedures and methods
• Participate, implement and monitor SPC at the line level.
• Provides technical shop floor support in the areas of machining, programming, fabrication, finishing test and assembly for the proper set-up and utilization of equipment
• Troubleshoots day-to-day shop floor problems pertaining to equipment, tools, raw materials, and design. Determines the source of problems and resolves them
• Actively participate on Suominen Best Practice team(s) network to take benefits of wider Process Engineering community and contribute to it.
• Reviews new or revised design drawings for manufacturing feasibility, optimum product design, and cost using value analyses and practices of sound industrial economics
• Executes a variety of projects involving the manufacturing of standard and special products, trial of new methods, equipment and tooling up. Recommends, justifies and implements new and/or revised processes to reduce costs and improve productivity
• Actively participate on Suominen Best Practice team(s) network to take benefits of wider Process Engineering community and contribute to it.
• Provide backup coverage for the Production Manager and other Process Engineers.
• Assist in the recruitment, selection and training of new production personnel.
• On-call duties expected.

This position will report directly to the Plant Manager, Windsor Locks

We offer an interesting role in a multicultural environment, support of a motivated and professional team and possibility to grow and develop skills.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A bachelor’s degree in business, Operations, or related field, manufacturing
• 1-3 years minimum experience non-woven production and/or production management (nonwoven manufacturing experience preferred)
• Possess scientific methods for problem solving
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to solve internal and external technical problems and make decisions regarding process issues
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• SAP or similar experience a plus
• Read, write and speak English
• Must be able to upgrade job skills through participation in company training programs as needed
• Ability to handle up to 50lbsAbility to travel overnight