Process Engineer

PURPOSE:

As a Process Control Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic technical team driving manufacturing efficiency and productivity in a plant environment. You will learn to apply Engineering principles to technical projects while researching and finding innovative and cost-effective means to improve safety, quality, and delivery. Under general direction, the Process Engineer applies engineering principles to drive process control and continuous improvement in the wax department.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supports production to ensure attainment of business goals, including addressing quality issues, working directly with manufacturing personnel to ensure a smooth running operation
• Provide engineering leadership in efforts to maintain process control and improve quality
• Research, select and implement solutions to a variety of problems using logical and analytical engineering techniques.
• Collaborate and communication with various levels of the organization including production employees, supervisors, peers and subject matter experts.
• Participate and represent PCC on vendors and customer communications.
• Track department metrics and develop plans/execute plans to improve these metrics
• Use statistical process control to monitor the performance of the area and react to out of control conditions
• Reduce scrap and rework caused by their area of focus
• Work with the Operations to improve equipment functionality and implement new equipment
• Interface smoothly with other departments to develop joint plans for resolving parts problems.
• Work directly with multiple teams to successfully achieve varied goals.
• Perform audits to evaluate the conformance of the operations team to procedures and develop containment plans
• Run experiments to reduce process variability and reduce manufacturing costs
• Maintain project plans and meet project deadlines
• Logical and analytical approach to problem solving
• Maintain Process Maps, PFEMA's, and control plans
• Maintain Process Control Procedures
• Ensures all work is in compliance with environmental, health and safety standards, industry specifications, customer requirements, company standards and related specifications
• Perform additional quality and engineering-related duties as assigned.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, data-driven problem solver with a proven track record of process improvement.
• Ability to work in a heavy manufacturing environment, including lifting materials up to 50 lbs.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports directly to the Process Engineering Manager.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or Manufacturing Technology discipline; consider education and experience.
• Knowledge of investment casting technology, processes and manufacturing methods are preferable.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.