Senior Process Engineer

About the role

US Pipe is seeking a senior level Process Engineer to join their team. Responsibilities include developing systems and processes to reduce costs, enhance safety, improve product quality, and increase operating efficiencies and equipment reliability. This position functions to support the manufacturing team, including floor support, maintenance, equipment, tool and gauge design, quality, and efficiency issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop systems and processes to reduce costs, enhance safety, improve product quality, and increase operating efficiencies and equipment reliability.
• Evaluate quality processes and make recommendations for improvements in quality process control.
• Review and calculate labor, material, and other production costs, and review scheduled and future production requirements to assist management in organizing, evaluating, and managing manufacturing workflows and resources.
• Resolve issues and delays in production and find ways to reduce cost and maximize quality.
• Proactively identify needs, conceive improvements, consider potential issues, evaluate costs and potential savings to optimize existing machinery and/or processes.
• Support and participate in the US Pipe Fabrication OPEX program to develop, test, and document new and existing production procedures.
• Lead and support Capex projects related to Manufacturing Operations and participate in the USPF OPEX, Safety, and Quality programs.
• Develop effective automated and non-automated systems. Investigate CNC machinery opportunities, drive introduction and support of new equipment and processes for production.
• Execute and manage Capex projects from design conception to installation and commissioning.
• Prepare drawings, project schedules, operating and maintenance procedures, including parts lists, to provide plant personnel with operating and maintenance information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering or related field is required.
• Five to Seven years’ broad-based engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, Lean, and Quality Assurance experience preferred.
• Ability to organize and think logically, strong mechanical aptitude, broad mathematical skills, practical knowledge of physics and engineering principles, and basic drafting skills.
• Ability to effectively utilize MS Office products and CAD software, preferably AutoCAD.
• Excellent communications skills with ability to present technical information and solutions effectively.

Skills

• Organize and think logically.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Broad mathematical skills.
• Practical knowledge of physics and engineering principles.
• Basic drafting skills.
• Utilize MS Office products and CAD software, preferably AutoCAD.
• Communicate effectively with technical solutions.