Process Engineer

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• New line set up:

  • Interact and support new plant project team for process debug and production set up.
  • Major work with project team on the topics of dies, hardware, extrusion, handling.
  • Work with upstream and downstream process: batching, drying, and cutting.
  • Establishing product run strategy, SOS(Standard Operating Setpoints) and SOP(Standard Operating Procedure) for production lines.

  Lead and support daily production:

  • Interact and support daily production; Responsible for Forming process performance.
  • Investigating and analyzing process issues, providing troubleshooting support, developing solutions, and implementing permanent corrective actions.
  • Establishing rigorous process control guideline and discipline (determine appropriate data collection, process monitoring, control methods).
  • Providing training/certification of operators/technicians in process control and operation.
  • Planning for new product introductions, ensuring production readiness, establishing capability, and resolving issues.

  Die and Rebuild:

  • Manage die inventory and order to ensure enough and appropriate dies are ready for production
  • Manage extruder screw rebuild and element inventory maintenance to ensure robust extrusion production
  • Lead process technician daily work, to ensure his/her support to die/hardware management, extrusion screw management, and daily forming support.

  Continuous Improvement:

  • Controlling process variation and making continuous improvements.
  • Conducting experimentation to fundamentally understand cause and effect.
  • Controlling effective implementation of process or equipment changes.
  • Planning, directing, coordinating and/or leading projects to ensure effective implementation – achieving objectives, completed on time and within budget.
  • Interacting with Corporate, Division and Plant resources to exchange and transfer new technology of best practices.
  • Staying current as a ‘subject matter expert’ in their field of technical expertise.

  Plant-wide principles:

  • Implementing and enforcing procedures for maintaining a safe work environment.

Requirements: Education & Experience

• MUST:

  • BS/MS degree in Materials, Chemical, Physics, Science, Mechanical or equivalent. 
  • 3+ years working experience in manufacturing environment.

  PLUS:

  • Work experience in multi-national companies highly preferred.
  • Extrusion and/or Ceramic experience preferred.
  • Experience in leading or participating project highly preferred.

Requirements: Required Skills

• Language – fluent Chinese/English both in oral and written.
• Process thinking skills – logical problem analysis, decision analysis and understanding and solving problems.
• Good communication skills.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office software -- Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Proactive self-learner
• Team player
• IATF basic knowledge

Requirements: Desired Skills

• Basic statistical skills.

• Green belt certification
• Presentation skills
• CAD read skills is a plus