Materion

Process Engineer III

Materion$92K — $147K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5-10 years of process engineering experience in manufacturing.
  • Green Belt certification required or must obtain within 2 years.
  • Strong leadership skills to manage technical teams.
  • Ability to juggle multiple complex projects.
  • Excellent written and presentation communication skills.
  • Proactive and accountable with a sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

  • Support and comply with EH&S and quality programs ensuring safe operations.
  • Manage process control systems using statistical methodologies to ensure quality product.
  • Monitor critical process metrics and guide data collection efforts.
  • Lead troubleshooting initiatives to enhance safety, quality, and throughput.
  • Facilitate communication with operators and engineers on equipment status and improvements.
  • Drive complaint resolution through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
  • Provide insights for process improvements to product management teams.

Benefits

  • Up to 25% travel required based on business needs.
Full Job Description
The Process Engineer III, under the direction of the Director of Process Engineering using established procedures, will provide engineering leadership and guidance in the areas of process control, troubleshooting, cost (yield and labor efficiency) improvement, product quality improvement, cycle time reduction, and product and process development. Additional responsibilities will be investigation and proposal of new production equipment, procedures, and methods to automate, improve and/or scale-up existing processes. The Process Engineer III will work with operators, engineering, maintenance, quality, management, T&I, and production planning to accomplish these tasks. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Safety & Quality Management System: • Comply with, support, and provide limited technical input to all EH&S and quality programs, trainings, and policies while operating in a safe, honest, and ethical manner. Process Control & Continuous Improvement: • Utilizing statistical process control methodologies, oversee the manufacture of quality product by implementing and maintaining process control systems and standard operating procedures. • Determine critical process metrics, monitor them on a regular basis, and provide direction in the collection and interpretation of metric data. • Provide leadership and support for project teams to troubleshoot process issues and achieve continuous improvements in areas such as safety, quality, throughput, cost, and/or machine reliability. • Maintain open and frequent communications with operators and other engineers about equipment status and collaborate on improvement initiatives. • Lead and collaborate with other engineers for complaint resolution activities including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions for any complaints for the assigned area. When applicable, implement corrective and preventative actions. • Provide manufacturing capability information and improvement opportunities to product management teams to improve product margins. • Support efforts to identify, prioritize, and determine business impact of strategic and tactical process improvement initiatives. Machine Maintenance & Reliability: • Possess in-depth knowledge of processing equipment and provide direction for equipment breakdowns and slowdowns to ensure product quality and throughput are maintained. Product & Process Development: • Work with and provide technical input to T&I to follow the New Product Development process in implementing the manufacturing related sections such as bills of material, process router steps, work instructions and standard operating procedures, and key process variable monitoring, etc. Travel Requirements • Up to 25% travel may be required based on business need. Essential Qualifications & Capabilities • Bachelors' degree in Chemical Engineering; advanced degree is a plus. • 5 - 10 years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing setting. • Green Belt certification is required or needs to be gained within 2 years from hire date. • Demonstrated ability to successfully lead technical teams. • Ability to manage multiple complex assignments / projects. • Strong written and presentation skills. • Willingness and eagerness to learn, receive, and provide coaching. • Demonstrated history of operating with sense of urgency and accountability. Preferred Qualifications: • Proven record of working with strategic business teams to support top and / or bottom-line growth. • Demonstrated experience in Process Hazard Analysis, Process Safety Management, Capital Requests, and Management of Change Pay Range: $92,200.00 - $147,400.00 Actual base salary offered varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

About Materion

Materion Corporation is a global leader in advanced materials, providing a unique combination of high-performance engineered materials with unmatched expertise in advanced production and technical services. The company's products and services are used in a variety of highly engineered applications in consumer electronics, telecommunications infrastructure, defense and science, medical, energy, automotive, aerospace and industrial markets.
Learn more about Materion
Size
3,443 employees
Market Cap
$1.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$15.4 million
Founded
1931
5 Year Trend
+9.3%
Revenue
$1.1 billion
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