Process Technician

Mersen; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersen is a global expert in electrical specialties and advanced materials, with a long history of engineering and manufacturing excellence in the United States. The Process Technician/Engineer role bridges design and production to optimize quality and efficiency while supporting Lean improvements and safety initiatives.

You will develop manufacturing processes, create detailed work instructions, and collaborate across teams to resolve issues and drive cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Must have solid problem solving, decision making, and communication skills.
• Self-motivated and highly organized with good teamwork.
• Demonstrated leadership and understanding of drafting standards and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Act as the liaison between manufacturing and engineering regarding manufacturing methods, materials, and problem resolution.
• Develop manufacturing process with the goal of error proofing assembly to reduce scrap and rework.
• Drive improvements to manufacturing methods, part routings, BOMs, and material utilization to increase efficiency.
• Develop detailed Work Instructions for complex assembly steps.
• Support fabrication and assembly operators with technical issues, escalating to engineering when required.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to address product design and process problems.
• Create additional detailed assembly drawings to minimize errors.
• Participate in change request processes.
• Support safety improvements across manufacturing areas.
• Participate in product design reviews and Lean initiatives.
• Train operators on new methods and processes.
• Assist other departments and customers as needed.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Highly organized

Team player

Leadership

Drafting standards

Geometric tolerances

Process control

CNC machining

US citizen

Tools

CNC machining

Job description

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Mersen is a global expert in electrical specialties and advanced materials for high-tech industries.

Present in 32 countries with 50 industrial sites and 24 R&D centres, Mersen develops custom solutions and supplies key products to meet the new technological challenges that will shape tomorrow's world.

For more than 130 years, Mersen has been constantly innovating to support and satisfy its customers' needs with the same high standards.

Be it in wind power, solar power, electronics, electric vehicles, aeronautics, space or countless other sectors, wherever technology is progressing, you will always find a bit of Mersen.

Main missions

The Process Technician shall be the liaison between Engineering and Manufacturing, ensuring new products are successfully transitioned from design to manufacture in a way that optimizes quality and efficiency. In addition, the Process Engineer will improve existing product designs and current production methods. In conjunction with the Manufacturing Manager, the Process Engineer is responsible for the overall performance of the operation including quality, delivery, cost, and safety. A strong focus is to be placed on improving product quality and production efficiency to drive down cost.

• Act as the liaison between manufacturing and engineering regarding manufacturing methods, materials, and problem resolution
• Develop manufacturing process with the goal of error proofing assembly process to drive down scrap and rework
• Drive improvement to manufacturing methods, part routings, bills of material, and material utilization to increase overall manufacturing efficiency
• Develop detailed Work Instructions to aid in complex assembly steps
• Support fabrication and assembly operators with technical issues escalating to engineering if required.
• Participate fully with the engineering and operations teams to develop and execute solutions to product design and process problems
• As needed, create additional, detailed assembly drawings to minimize the likelihood of errors
• Participate fully in the change request process
• Support and help drive safety improvements across the manufacturing areas
• Actively participate in product design reviews
• Support and help implement Lean improvements across the manufacturing areas
• Train operators as needed on new methods and processes
• Support other company departments and customers as required

Requested Knowledge, Competencies and Abilities:

• Must have solid problem solving, decision making, and communication skills
• Self-motivated
• Highly organized
• Good team player
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Understanding of drafting standards, geometric tolerances, and interpretations to various standards
• Understand process control, capabilities, and various methods of manufacturing preferred
• Understand CNC machine shop practices, processes, tooling and theory of machining preferred
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must be a US citizen and willing to work on military products

Compensation Data

Salary Range: $25.00 / hr - $35.00 / hr

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.The job titles do not mean the male variant but stand for the gender-neutral designation of the profession according to wikipedia. People are welcome regardless of gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.