Process Engineer
Hood Packaging Corporation · Arden Hills, MN · 1 mo ago
On-siteManufacturingFull-time
Functional Responsibility
- Identifies, develops, and manages process improvement projects specifically aimed at improving operational efficiencies (waste, productivity, costs).
- This includes the ongoing development and training of required methods and procedures in extrusion operations.
- Troubleshoots daily production and process problems, communicates with Plant Manager, Production Manager, Maintenance supervisor and Production Supervisors and Operators regarding run problems, investigates root causes and recommends and implements corrective actions.
- Works in conjunction with manufacturing and maintenance personnel to ensure consistent operation of equipment to prescribed conditions, once developed.
- Identifies any/all the following: set-up and run parameters; maintenance intervals; and/or material specifications.
- Develops supporting set up, run, and change over documentation and facilitates all training.
- Writes, performs, analyzes, and reports on validations to support process standardization.
- Develops project justifications, ROI analysis and proper project/capital requests consistent with company policy.
- Observes the trial/developmental/production orders as they are run, including troubleshooting issues.
Qualifications
- Engineering Degree
- 3-5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment
- Understanding of flexible packaging
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- An understanding of quality management systems and tools, including SPC, Pareto charts, Histograms, brainstorming, and Six Sigma concepts and applications.
Benefits
Hood Packaging offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, 401K retirement, paid vacations and holidays.
Pay
Salary range: 70,000 - 85,000
Schedule
N/A
Benefits
EEO/M/F