Production Engineer

Role Purpose

• To owe the day-to-day performance of the production lines and keep manufacturing running safely, stably and to planning. The Production Engineer is the first-line owner for shop-floor troubleshooting, rapidly diagnosing and resolving processes, equipment and quality issues to minimize downtime and scrap, while driving sustained improvement across the Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) priorities of the manufacturing area.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of technical escalation on the production line; respond to line stoppages and abnormalities in real time, lead rapid troubleshooting and restore the process to stable running conditions.
• Perform root cause analysis of process, equipment and quality failures using structured problem-solving (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D) and implement permanent corrective and preventive actions to stop recurrence.
• Safety: drive a safe shop floor by work with EHS identifying and eliminating hazards, performing risk assessments (JSA), supporting safe operating procedures, machine guarding and near-miss follow-up to achieve an injury-free workplace.
• Quality: monitor and improve first-pass yield and defect rates; contain non-conforming product, work with Quality team and quick response to quality excursions, maintain process control (SPC) and own process parameters/control plans on the line.
• Delivery: sustain and improve line availability and UPH; reduce unplanned downtime and changeover time, support production schedule attainment and partner with maintenance to keep equipment running.
• Cost: reduce scrap, rework, consumable and energy usage on the line; identify and deliver cost-saving and process-stability improvements with measurable impact.
• Lead and support process/equipment change management (ECN/MOC), validate changes through trials, and qualify process windows before release to production.
• Work with Engineering team to maintain SOPs, work instructions, process parameter sheets and troubleshooting guides; ensure master trainers have the correct and safe line operation methods.
• Support new product/process introduction and new equipment installation, run-at-rate and ramp-up, driving the line to stable, qualified production.
• Participate in daily production/shift-handover meetings; report line status, open issues and countermeasures, and provide technical shift coverage as required.
• Others as required.

Education & Experience - Required

• B.S. or above degree; Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering (or related technical major) is preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on production, process or equipment engineering experience on a manufacturing shop floor is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in line troubleshooting, root cause analysis and process/equipment problem solving is preferred.
• Lean manufacturing / Kaizen experience is preferred.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Strong hands-on troubleshooting ability on production equipment and processes; able to diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic/hydraulic and process faults.
• Practical knowledge of SQDC management and shop-floor metrics: safety/EHS, FPY/defect control, OEE/UPH, downtime and scrap reduction.
• Competent in structured problem solving and quality tools: 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D, FMEA, SPC and control plans.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment, process parameters, automation/PLC basics and read/interpret engineering drawings.
• Calm, decisive and action-oriented under pressure; strong sense of urgency and ownership for keeping the line running.
• Hands-on, willing to work on the shop floor and provide support when the line requires it.
• MS – Office; able to use MES/data systems and digitalization/AI tools to analyze line performance.
• DMAIC GB is a plus.
• Good English comprehension in listening, speaking, writing and reading.
• Good teamwork and communication skills; able to lead and coach operators and technicians during problem resolution.
• Ability to engage employees to involve within improvement activities.