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Wood Technology Process Engineer

JELD-WEN
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As a Wood Technology Process Engineer you will be responsible for leading and supporting the implementation of process improvements throughout the company.  You will focus on the entire Wood Fiber Products manufacturing process, lead projects, experiments, and technical initiatives in support of business technical roadmap. This role will also lead platform process start-ups, new product scaling into manufacturing, and general process rigor in manufacturing. You will report directly to the Plant Manager.

 

The position is onsite and will be based in Towanda, PA.

 

What You Will Do

  • Lead process start-up, scaling, and/or migration activities in support with business priorities.
  • Design, plan, and execute experiments to improve process performance and build fundamental understanding of key process variables.
  • Develop process maps, Time Standards, Quality Standards, and Standard Work

Assessing Current Conditions

  • Basic Value Stream, Customer Demand & Line Pace, Takt,
  • Machine capacity, Process Stability, and Staffing Levels

Create/Maintain Process Control Plans

  • KIV, KOV, “Who, What, When, Where”, and Contingencies

Process Auditing

  • Audit processes to understand if work standards are being applied to the actual manufacturing process.
  • Audit materials/finished product to ensure quality meets/exceeds expectations (MIR, PIR)
  • Ownership of engaging plant on corrective actions to out of governance events.
  • Support of manufacturing engineering in troubleshooting process upsets.

Application of Six Sigma Tools

  • DMAIC, Cp, Cpk
  • Working ability in Statistical Software package - MiniTab, JMP
  • Have working knowledge of gage capability, and be able to perform Gauge R&R

Application of Lean Manufacturing Tools

  • Waste identification/elimination
  • Material Flow and concepts of JIT, Jidoka, along with Information Flow
  • Visual Factory
  • Basic Problem Solving

Productivity

  • Lead projects focused on cost reduction, capability improvement, or continuous process improvement.
  • Develop pro-forma information for CAPEX, assist in implementation, and ensure performance.
  • Deliver results of project to plant manufacturing engineering/operations with rigorous hand-off criteria.

Safety

  • Must be familiar with industrial best practices regarding safety. Perform risk assessment as part of all proposed process changes.

Design & Industrial Engineering

  • Create tools, fixtures, work stations, material presentation systems as required.
  • Ability to work in 3D CAD environment to create models/drawings necessary to build above.
  • Create line layouts to illustrate current and next target conditions from an elevation perspective.
  • Ability to work in 2D CAD environment to create models/drawings necessary to build above.
  • Ability to conduct Time & Motion studies

Who You Are

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering or technical field of study
  • Four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Six Sigma and/or Lean Enterprise certification
  • Comfortable and skilled at facilitating cross functional groups.
  • Working statistical knowledge and data analysis capability
  • Able to design and conduct controlled experiments (DOE), analyze results, and draw conclusions.
  • Demonstrated results using advanced problem-solving techniques/tools.
  • Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products
  • Authorized to work in the United States for a period no less than 5 years.
  • Moderate travel may be required, estimate < 30%