Process Engineer

The Gund Company: Take Care of Each Other, Take Care of the Customer and Take Care of the Business

Job Summary

Implement Continuous Improvement of manufacturing operations with the objective of increasing value and meeting customer requirements with reduced costs and variation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct daily Gemba walks and Gemba talks to get to know the plant team and identify improvement opportunities. Participate in the DDB process.
• Interact with Sales, Service, Production, and Quality/Lean Teams to improve the quality, speed and cost of manufacturing processes.
• Work with the Operation and HR teams to assist with compliance of all safety, health and environmental regulations and guidelines.
• Participate in the improvement of NCMs, CARs, rework and OTD. Identify common causes and implement preventive actions.
• Interface with other facility functions to implement Lean and CI program for continuous improvement.
• Optimize process parameters to reduce cycle time, material usage and process variation.
• Participate in the gross profit review process to drive margin improvement through process efficiency.
• Document and quantify (dollarize) process improvement efforts.
• Lead the work order improvement process by investigating work order improvement suggestions and updating Engineering Master according to best practices.
• Identify opportunities for standardization; create standards/graphical instructions and train team members on new standards. Create and maintain the process instruction and documentation.
• Provide production support including equipment, process, and material trouble-shooting. Also, any operator training support as necessary.
• Provide purchasing support including supplier and material evaluations.
• Manage the installation and implementation of new equipment, tools, and processes including operator training and customer service training for quoting purposes.
• Work with the Development Engineer on technology transfer of new product and process to routine production.

Other Activities

• Assist facility manager to prepare project charter and Capex requests to support growth.
• Training of operators and other staff as required.
• Work with Production and Maintenance to scale up process and equipment capacity.
• Participate in NCM, 8D activities utilizing Lean tools.
• Qualify new process, equipment and tool.
• Plan and implement process improvements from the above activities.

Minimum Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, related field or equivalent work experience.
• Familiar with CAD CAM software, CNC equipment.
• Demonstrated success in implementing improvements in production processes.
• Wood or composites fabrication and/or composites materials manufacturing experience a plus.
• Problem solving skills including Lean Tools such as 8D, 5 Why, DMAIC, A3.
• Minimum 2 years of experience improving manufacturing processes and Kaizen.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Ability to communicate well with all levels of the organization.
• Outstanding analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a timely, cost-effective manner.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills for report writing and data analysis.
• Strong problem solving skills for processes and equipment.
• Works well with people and is comfortable leading teams.
• Project planning and report writing.