Process Engineering Manager (80797)

Nexans Iberia SL; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans High Voltage USA Inc. in Charleston seeks a Process Engineering Manager to lead process control development, continuous improvement, and cost optimization for cable manufacturing.

The role drives manufacturing efficiency and competitiveness. You will supervise and train the production staff, define and validate process changes, coordinate procedures, and collaborate with CC2 and engineering offices to ensure feasibility and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Industrial Engineer Degree or minimum 5-7 years in industrial manufacturing
• Experience: 5 years minimum in industrial manufacturing, process engineering or quality function
• Good interpersonal skills and upward and downward communication
• Strong Leadership skills (Coaching, influencing, leadership, motivating)
• Business acumen. Understanding of Industrial KPIs.
• Communication skills and knowledge (interpersonal skills, listening, oral communication, presentation, questioning, reading comprehension, written communication)
• Abilities to understand and act according to intercultural differences
• Results Driven
• Wide exposure to different materials, processes and corresponding tools & methods
• 5-10 years technical / engineering / industrial experience in the cable industry
• Core Competencies: Take Responsibility, Global Team Player, High Standards in Excellence, People Leadership and Initiative, Customer and Market Focus
• Global vision

Responsibilities

• Define, optimize production processes
• Validate and record changes to process parameters
• Coordinate drafting, validation and dissemination of procedures
• Lead, train, coach and monitor direct reports
• Update technical information for design offices to determine feasibility
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environment and costs

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Leadership

Strategic thinking KPIs

Cross-cultural collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Industrial Engineer Degree

Tools

8D

Ishikawa

FMEA

SPC

Job description

Career Opportunities: Process Engineering Manager (80797)

Requisition ID80797-Posted -Nexans High Voltage USA Inc.-Charleston-United States

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In Power Transmission, this means delivering the world’s longest and most complex subsea and land cable systems to connect nations and drive the global energy transition.

Nexans recognises the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organisation where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment – Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome! #PowerToInnovate #PowerToImpact #PowerToCare

PROCESS ENGINEERING MANAGER

Process engineering ensures the consistency of the actions and initiatives related to process: process control development, process continuous improvement, process optimization breakthrough. It drives process continuous improvement activities, with the view to reduce manufacturing variance and improve competitiveness, and participates to industrial benchmark activities.

PURPOSE

• Define and optimize process parameters to communicate them to production in order to produce at the best cost.
• Validate and record any changes to the process (material, tooling and machine)
• Coach the production department to work on the capability of the process in order to reduce the cost of production.
• To be the privileged interlocutor between CC2 and the Charleston site.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Provide Tender Production cost for the Factory, including relevant investments. Keep Plant factory cost standards up to date

• Safety, quality, environment, work regulations, compliance and competition rules Apply and motivate staff to apply instructions, procedures and regulations in terms of safety, quality, environment and work regulations.
• Process

Define, optimize the parameters of each manufacturing process Validate and record any changes to the process parameters.

• Process Engineering

Coordinate the drafting, validation and dissemination of manufacturing and self-control procedures

• Standard

Define and improve production standards data.

Promote and organize continuous improvement through the use of proven methods

(5W, 8D,…) but also by participating in benchmarks within the group.

• Organization of the service

Ensure you have the necessary expertise and versatility at all times.

• Employee management

Leading, training, coaching and monitoring your direct reports.

• Technical feasibility

Update the technical information that allows the design offices to determine the Technical feasibility of the proposed cables.

• Drives alert system for critical issues, including AMS ; checks that actions are implemented and lessons learned are integrated.
• Ensures that the organization has the right skills and competences in place, and have a development plan for each member of the plant technical organization.

EXPECTED RESULTS

• To guarantee compliance with these rules, to reduce the frequency and severity of work accidents as well as the environmental impact of the activity
• Results of internal/external audits, environmental indicators (energy saving, reduction and sorting of waste, etc.)
• Respond to specifications and ensuring safety, quality and productivity,
• Monitoring of the competitiveness plan (SMP)
• Proposal and implementation of actions
• Meet the company's requirements in terms of process engineering, materials and processes within the budget approved by management
• Respect for deadlines, results of internal and external audits (ISO 9001 and 14001)
• Budget realization
• Ensure that the department has competent and motivated staff at all times to achieve the site's objectives
• To be able to manufacture cables within the quality and calculated manufacturing costs
• Number of NC; determine the causes of problems and solve them
• Number of internal NC due to raw materials production discrepancies

Requested Competencies and Qualification

• Industrial Engineer Degree or minimum 5-7 years of industrial manufacturing experience
• Experience: 5 years minimum in an industrial manufacturing sector, process engineering or quality function
• Good interpersonal skills and upward and downward communication
• Strong Leadership skills (Coaching, influencing, leadership, motivating)
• Business acumen. Understanding of Industrial KPIs.
• Communication skills and knowledge (interpersonal skills, listening, oral communication, presentation, questioning, reading comprehension, written communication)
• Abilities to understand and act according to intercultural differences
• Results Driven
• Wide exposure to different materials, processes and corresponding tools & methods
• Wide exposure to preventive & analysis tools: 8D, analysis methods ( Ishikawa, …) ,FMEA, SPC
• 5-10 years technical / engineering / industrial experience in the cable industry
• Core Competencies:
  • Take Responsibility
  • Global Team Player
  • High Standards in Excellence
  • People Leadership and Initiative
  • Customer and Market Focus
• Global vision
• Industrial Engineer Degree or minimum 5-7 years of industrial manufacturing experience
• Experience: 5 years minimum in an industrial manufacturing sector, process engineering or quality function
• Good interpersonal skills and upward and downward communication
• Strong Leadership skills (Coaching, influencing, leadership, motivating)
• Business acumen. Understanding of Industrial KPIs.
• Communication skills and knowledge (interpersonal skills, listening, oral communication, presentation, questioning, reading comprehension, written communication)
• Abilities to understand and act according to intercultural differences
• Results Driven
• Wide exposure to different materials, processes and corresponding tools & methods
• Wide exposure to preventive & analysis tools: 8D, analysis methods ( Ishikawa, …) ,FMEA, SPC
• 5-10 years technical / engineering / industrial experience in the cable industry
• Core Competencies:
  • Take Responsibility
  • Global Team Player
  • High Standards in Excellence
  • People Leadership and Initiative
  • Customer and Market Focus
• Global vision

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact we believe in autonomy at the local level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence.