Process Optimization Engineer

ITG Brands

$103K — $138K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Electronics, Electromechanics, or equivalent experience.
  • 1-5 years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering, quality engineering, or related fields.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Ability to prioritize effectively in a high-speed manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Organize IOS workshops schedule and agenda.
  • Plan and schedule the training program.
  • Create operating principles for line training.
  • Lead the Finished Product Quality Daily Management System for quality factors.
  • Manage rapid changeover methodology for brand changes.
  • Lead chronic loss elimination across waste, scrap, quality incidents, and consumer claims.
  • Coordinate resources to develop standards for new initiatives.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life insurance/disability plans.
  • Dollar for dollar 401k match up to 6% and 5% annual company contribution.
  • 15 company-paid holidays.
  • Generous paid time off.
  • Employee recognition and discount programs.
  • Education assistance.
Full Job Description
What You Will Do

- JOB SUMMARY

Eliminate Losses in the supply chain, OEE, Waste, Quality, speed, brand and reduce Tobacco/NTM waste through structured root cause analysis & standardization.
Results:
• Overall Equipment Efficiency improvement through reduction of quality defects, rate losses, process centerline deviations, minor stops, and changeover losses
• Product Quality Measures (consumer complaints, product and package defects)
• Waste minimization through scrap reduction and improved process stability

- WHAT YOU WILL DO
  • Organizes IOS workshops schedule and Agenda
  • Plans and Schedule the training program
  • Synchronizes resources: Training window-Trainers-Materials-Machine availability and apprentices
  • Certification processes coordination
  • Create operating principles for line training.
  • Lead the Finished Product Quality (FPQ) Daily Management System for quality factors.
  • Own process centerline compliance for all Q-Factor standards.
  • Lead Startups and New Initiatives Qualification including IQ, OQ, and PQ.
  • Coordinate resources to develop standards for new initiatives (SOPs, critical maintenance procedures, Q-Factor audits, troubleshooting guides, skills matrices, step-up cards).
  • Lead chronic loss elimination across waste, scrap, quality incidents, and consumer claims.
  • Build team capability in technical troubleshooting for process failures.
  • Manage rapid changeover methodology for brand changes.
  • Own standardized equipment and the change management system for the assigned process.
  • Serve as engineering's primary point of contact for technology and platform-related topics.
  • Provide structured feedback to design and engineering.
  • Maintain a comprehensive Loss Map related to this role.
  • Training provider management (Assessment, quotation, purchases, payments, agenda, etc.)


Training / Skills - Category A:
  • Machine Safety - Job Safety Analysis
  • FPQ, Centerlines, Q-Factors
  • Centerlines Daily Management System
  • Tobacco and material waste reduction
  • Chronic loss elimination, RCA, Focused Improvement
  • Machine operating principles
  • Validation: IQ / OQ / PQ
Training / Skills - Category B:
  • Ability to provide structured feedback to design
  • Laser Focus Boards
  • Reliability Engineering tools (FMEA)
  • Autonomous Maintenance (AM) steps


Qualifications

- REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Skills:
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Ability to prioritize effectively in a high-speed manufacturing environment
Education and Experience:
  • Associate's degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Electronic, Electromechanics, or equivalent experience.
  • Recently graduated is an option.
  • 1-5 years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering, quality engineering, or related fields
Other Expectations
  • Spend more than 70% of time on the production floor
  • Become the designated process expert for assigned manufacturing area


Work Environment and Physical Demand

What We Offer
• Competitive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision/life insurance/disability plans
• Dollar for dollar 401k match up to 6% and 5% annual company contribution
• 15 Company-paid holidays
• Generous paid time off
• Employee recognition and discount programs
• Education assistance
• Employee referral bonus program

Annual Base Salary Range: $103761.00 - $138347.00

Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity. This role may also be eligible for annual bonus or incentive compensation.

Applicant Information

This job description describes the essential functions of the job at the time the job description was created, but it is not an exhaustive list of tasks, duties and responsibilities. In addition, the position may evolve or change over time and such changes may not be reflected in the job description until it is next updated.

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