The Production Engineer plans and designs methods to improve production processes. Reviews existing processes and develops solutions to increase productivity or reduce costs. Ensures compliance with approved production methods and quality standards.
Essential Functions:
Keeps equipment operational by working with Management to coordinate maintenance and repair services; follows manufacturer's instructions and established procedures; requests special service. Reviews design documents related to procurement of new equipment; perform testing and operation of equipment.
Prepare reports, charts, and tables based on established statistical methods to drive process enhancements such as tooling changes and in-process testing controls for management review.
Evaluate, improve and validate current manufacturing practices or processes with an effort for continuous improvement towards productivity, quality, reliability and consistency.
Assist in the development of manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors
Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and executing equipment installation and operational qualifications, validation report.
Supports technical services teams and assist in investigations, root cause analysis, process optimization, maintenance reliability metrics and engineering services.
Ensure that all in process equipment are maintained with proper calibration techniques.
Additional Responsibilities:
Assist in overseeing new manufacturing processes for new products through process validation.
Drafts process flows for an updated or new process.
Initiate a change for any recommended changes in the process and get approval from the associated departments for the new implementation.
Suggest and with management approval implement improvements. This entails completing process simulations and optimization studies and implementing modifications and process installations at the manufacturing level.
Other duties that management may assign periodically.