Lead Process Engineer

Major Duties and Requirements

• Responsible for executing all process engineering activities across a broad range of processes, ranging from manufacturing, process control/optimization, scrap reduction, and to support and lead engineering trials
• Recognizes, implements, and troubleshoots tools by providing root cause and corrective actions (RCCA) to problems associated with impregnation or batch mixing manufacturing processes
• Lead, mentor and support in establishing and measuring process performance standards associated with quality, waste/throughput
• Contributes and executes to operational reviews and other efforts leading to safety, process improvements and cost reduction activities
• Leads and supports in investigations and execute RCCA in operational non-conformances and customer related issues
• Responsible for plans and executes capital projects and process improvement activities
• Participate in customer site audits/qualifications and visits at Toray
• Lead and support targeted projects which include defining and documenting product and processing parameters, capability, cost reductions and manufacturing
• Evaluates, troubleshoots, and solve quality processes, safety and process led improvements
• Documenting and creating manufacturing processes and methods per AS9100 (or equivalent) quality system
• Creates and provides training for manufacturing Configurations, Bills of Materials, Routers, Work Instructions, SPC/SQC, and Control Plans using manufacturing engineering best practices
• Leads all related functions including Manufacturing, Maintenance, Process Technology, R&D, Quality Assurance and Receiving/Shipping to achieve the company's objectives
• Must be able to support multiple projects
• Assists in responsibility for the safety and environmental issues associated with the manufacturing processes and equipment
• Serves as a resource for other process engineers to seek answers to technical questions and general guidance
• Mentors, trains and develops the process engineering team

Experience and/or Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in material science, engineering, chemical, mechanical or related discipline
• More than ten years of experience working in composite materials, aerospace manufacturing industry preferred
• In depth knowledge of statistical analysis, process control, project management, RCCA and FMEA
• Lean and Six Sigma training, green belt required, black belt preferred
• Root Cause, PFMEA, Statistics & SQC/SPC
• Knowledgeable and in depth understanding of business ERP system (Microsoft Dynamic AX or similar)