Process Engineer

Summary:

The Processing Engineer position is responsible for supporting all manufacturing processes in the plant and for customers.

Responsibilities:

• The Process Engineer is responsible for utilizing sound engineering practices to troubleshoot and resolve process issues, acting as a process expert for internal and external customers and implementing systemic improvement efforts in order to enhance quality and reduce production costs.
• Utilizes sound engineering practices to quickly resolve process issues on the production floor and minimize downtime.
• Drive and implement continuous improvement efforts to improve operational efficiency and manufacturing consistency.
• Provide process expertise to internal and external customers to utilize and expand the intellectual property of the business.

Essential Job Functions:

• Acts as a mentor to train and develop capable, independent line operators, lab technicians, and Process/Engineering Technicians/Interns.
• Serves as a technical resource for customers and internal stakeholders to implement new processes and resolve production related issues.
• Provides guidance and direction to Production Managers, Line Operators, and technicians to ensure on-time completion of assigned tasks.
• Provides ongoing technical assistance and training on hardware processing to the Production Operators
• Assists in evaluating project feasibility and alignment with VST capabilities; coordinates conceptual production processes to validate/reject feasibility.
• Designing tooling and racks for chemical processing of manufactured components made in various configurations and base materials.
• Working with pumps, rectifiers, and other equipment to optimize process efficiencies
• Utilizes Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) to assess the reliability, safety, performance, and risk of new processes; determines likelihood of risk mitigation based on analysis.
• Drives production process implementation and manages the transition into production to drive timely processing and project completion; troubleshoots technical and process related issues as needed.
• Troubleshoots and conducts root cause analysis of project, production, and chemical bath process related issues to minimize production downtime; ensures the Operations Manager and General Manager is kept abreast of progress and aware of process changes.
• Generates project reports to allow internal stakeholders to effectively manage projects to budget and defined timelines.
• Assists in conducting post-mortem project analysis to continuously improve project performance and duration.
• Evaluates and validates vendor’s capabilities, quality, reliability, and reputation to meet Valence Surface Technologies requirements; ensure vendors have clarity on project needs, expectations, and process changes.
• Assists in identifying and implements continuous improvements opportunities with regards to processes
• Accurately documents time allocation to evaluate production trends and identify continuous improvement opportunities; makes recommendations to the management team.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Experience
• Results-oriented with process ownership commitment and ability to prioritize.
• Demonstrated proficiency with problem solving tools: 5 Whys, Is / Is Not, Pareto Diagrams, Design of Experiments, FMEA
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret specifications, prints and other technical documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs

Export Compliance RequirementThis position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a “U.S. Person”.