Process Engineer
AFL · Duncan, SC · 4 days ago
ManagementFull-time
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain data-driven tools and reporting to support production and engineering decisions
- Analyze high-mix manufacturing data to identify:
- Bottlenecks
- Flow constraints
- Capacity issues
- Improvement opportunities
- Provide forward-looking insights to help engineering stay ahead of demand shifts
- Improve production visibility and responsiveness in a constantly changing environment
- Support process improvements, layout changes, and flow optimization
- Work cross-functionally with production, engineering, and leadership
- Update legacy manufacturing processes to support current market trends and increasing production demands
- Observe operations with a critical eye, collect trustworthy data, and build clean data streams to support process standards, corrections, new ground level scheduling efforts, operations capacity and loading understanding, and increase capacity
- Use engineering expertise, objective analysis, and professional judgment to improve, create, and sustain high performing processes capable of handling high mix
- Develop tools and systems to track performance and ensure immediate and long-term success
- Support new plantwide scheduling initiatives by developing tools and processes to properly load and synchronize operations
- Analyze actual vs. realized capacity and implement strategies to close performance gaps
- Focus operations on key performance indicators to drive measurable growth and continuous improvement
- Design, launch, and track meaningful manufacturing KPIs
- Train operations teams to understand and manage performance using data and metrics
- Actively contribute to a respectful, high-functioning team culture
- Build strong relationships across departments to foster collaboration and shared ownership
- Serve as a technical partner and mentor to peers and operations staff
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering (or related field)
- 2-3 years of experience in high-volume manufacturing environments preferred
- Experience with high mix
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-changing, low-structure environment
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on practical, actionable outcomes
- Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills
- Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of machining principles
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects and drive change through influence and expertise
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Passion for teamwork, continuous improvement, and building a collaborative culture