Global Process Engineer - Packaging, Material Transport, Material Handling

About the role

The Global Process Engineer (GPE) will work closely with the Global Manufacturing Engineering Leader, the primary focus area will be developing and deploying global standards that improve the reliability, availability, and performance of Aero Alliance’s manufacturing equipment and processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and work cross-functionally to implement proactive measures that improve processes.
• Cost reduction through standardization of equipment and processes, establishing standards, and ensuring adherence to these standards.
• Leverage analytical skills, the lean methodology, and the guiding principle of creating process standards for equipment ("One Product One Process") to drive SQDC in line with business and functional objectives.
• Develop packaging, material transportation, material conveyance, & material handling process & equipment standards.
• Deploy global standards across the Aero Alliance factories, partnering with local factory technical leaders.
• Lead the transformation to move towards automated material transportation solutions including AGVs.
• Define, control, communicate global processes for manufacturing assets, including: facility integration, acceptance testing, machine health checks & calibrations, preventative maintenance plans, spare parts strategy, technical & technology training.
• Validate engineering specifications and shop floor application of new processes. Including EHS, Manufacturing Engineers, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Industrialization, Materials, and Sourcing.
• Develop and implement reliability improvement strategies using industry best practices such as FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, engineering, and safety teams to design and implement preventive and predictive programs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing equipment downtime and improving quality processes.
• Lead investigations into failures and chronic issues, identifying root causes and implementing robust corrective actions to eliminate the problems from re-occurring.
• Provide technical support for asset management, including equipment life cycle analysis and spare parts optimization.
• Train local factory manufacturing engineers to deepen their expertise in process and equipment.
• Participate in the design and installation of new equipment and implementation of processes, ensuring reliability is considered from the outset (Design for Reliability).
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
• Able to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations.
• Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Will lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college
• 7+ years of industrial experience in manufacturing or quality
• 5+ years of experience in a technical role (manufacturing engineer or similar) with expertise in Packaging, Material Transport, Material Handling
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts and quality processes
• Ability to interpret blueprints, specifications, drawings, and schematics
• Project Management skills and experience

Skills

• Engage design for SixSigma methodology (DFSS)
• Deploy lean principles
• Use high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems
• Able to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders
• Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations
• Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision
• Will lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics
• May guide others to consider a different point of view

Desired Characteristics

• 10+ years technical experience with expertise in with expertise in Packaging, Material Transport, Material Handling
• Direct leadership experience of both professional and production employees
• Ability to coach and influence others and lead small teams
• Experience leading Kaizen teams
• Experience with Zero Defect (Built in Quality) framework and elements
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact
• Able to coordinate and manage several projects simultaneously
• Managed a cost center or P&L with a solid understanding of operational metrics
• Effective problem identification and solution skills
• Proven analytical and organizational ability
• Deep manufacturing technical expertise
• Comprehensive knowledge of underlying principles, approaches, and methodology

About Us

Aero Alliance is a Joint Venture that serves three segments of customers – its two parent companies, Baker Hughes and GE Vernova, as well as the Authorized Service Providers (ASP) network. At Aero Alliance, our purpose is to deliver improved product, repair & execution strategy & fulfillment with best-in-class quality, speed and cost for the JV Partners & ASPs. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.