Flexial Corporation - Process Engineer Job Description

Posted: 04/15/2011

Summary of position:
Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the Process Engineer will be a manufacturing, quality and customer support team member whose initiative is to help plan, design, arrange, change and optimize manufacturing processes. Some responsibilities include creating, documenting, developing, and implementing production procedures required to assemble, test, process, and manufacture bellows, bellows related product and support equipment.

This position is responsible for:

1. Establish and maintain a safe working environment in accordance with corporate policy.
2. Develop, evaluate, improve and document manufacturing processes. Create data for input of time standards and operational detail for Manufacturing Engineering entry to Work instructions.
3. Develop and implement process control techniques and procedures into manufacturing environments.
4. Analyze manufacturing process flows continually for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction, and throughput.
5. Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing Engineering regarding product tooling and design to ensure effectual production methods.
6. Assist Validation Engineering in the development testing, prototype and production processes for product or equipment.
7. Estimate staffing requirements, production times, and relative costs to provide data for operational decisions.
8. Assist manufacturing personnel in resolving issues relative to product designs, product functionality, materials, tooling and production processes that may adversely affect quality utilizing continuous improvement techniques.
9. Coordinate engineering activities with quality, manufacturing and sales.
10. Assist Quality and MIS department in system development relating to production metric and data control.
11. Support Flexial's Improvement Request ("IR") Continuous Improvement initiative.
12. Establish and maintain contact with professional societies and educational institutions by review of technical publications, articles and abstracts to stay abreast of pertinent technical developments.

Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in utilizing and applying Microsoft Office Products; Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical specs, common documents
• Mathematical, language and reasoning skills
• Ability to work with principles of logical or scientific thinking to a limited range of intellectual and practical problems

Experience/Education:

• Must have Bachelor's degree, engineering or business degree preferred
• OR 6 year of related experience and/or training
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Interested candidates may submit their resume and salary requirements for consideration.