Firing Process Technician

About the role

The Process Technician within the Diesel Manufacturing Firing Engineering Department supports capacity and cost reduction initiatives. This role involves interacting with Engineering and Manufacturing personnel to achieve project objectives, conducting data collection and analysis, ware inspection for defects, and managing small process improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide coverage during experiments
• Mining plant systems for data, organizing and analyzing the data
• Ware inspection for defects, tracking and logistics
• Using Excel and/or other tools (Jmp, Minitab, Tableau, etc) for data analysis
• Experiment logistics and experiment execution
• Lead smaller process improvement projects
• Equipment/process/EHS audits and calibrations
• Create and maintain department documentation
• Interface with Firing equipment as needed (including but not limited to TC cars, thermocouples, kiln furniture, kiln burners, etc.)
• Provide scheduling and / or ware ordering support where needed

Requirements

• HS Diploma or Equivalent
• 2 year Associate Degree in a technical field desired
• 0-3 years’ experience in technical/manufacturing
• Strong work ethic and desire to exceed expectations
• Able to work in a team-based environment
• Techically curious, self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills, rigorous attention to detail, and ability to deal with complexity
• Able to manage multiple priorities at once
• Able to monitor and execute designed experiments
• Some equipment / process aptitude with ability to troubleshoot and characterize key process drivers
• Able to work with data and communicate results from data
• Proficiency in Microsoft office programs (Excel, Word)
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or Equivalent
• 2 year Associate Degree in a technical field desired
• Process engineering technician experience
• Prior ceramic substrate/filter manufacturing experience
• Manufacturing plant experience - successful applicant needs to be able to interact with operators and key receivers

Skills

• 2 year Associate Degree in a technical field desired
• Process engineering technician experience
• Prior ceramic substrate/filter manufacturing experience
• Manufacturing plant experience - successful applicant needs to be able to interact with operators and key receivers

Benefits

This position does not support immigration sponsorship. The range for this position is $49,191.00 - $67,638.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Pay

$49,191.00 - $67,638.00

Schedule

Generally 40 hrs. per week, but must be flexible. There will be times where off shift and weekend hours are required in order to support weekend team, experimentation and implementation of projects.