Process Engineer

Plymouth Tube is looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious team member to join our Engineering Team. This person must embrace change, be self-motivated, and inspire others inside and outside the department. The individual should be able to communicate directly and openly with all levels in our organization. There will be many opportunities for the successful candidate to engage their innovative and creative problem-solving skills to help move the department to the next level. It is a must that the Process Engineer has a high degree of personal integrity in dealing with customers, superiors, subordinates, and co-workers and will represent Plymouth Tube Company in a professional manner. The successful candidate will live both in the big picture as well as in the details, desire to make an impact, and work well in a team and individually. ABOUT THE JOB: Responsible for manufacturing process and equipment designs and improvements.  Define, plan, organize, lead, and perform activities involving production equipment and processes to support changes designed to improve safety, quality, equipment reliability, performance, and manufacturing efficiency. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: Participate in product development teams. Perform manufacturing process capability studies, as needed. Support the shop floor during required activities and product launch periods. Leads and executes equipment and process improvement initiatives including methods and practices. Initiates and leads projects to improve equipment performance, reliability and cycle time, yields, including capital projects and project management. Manages workload priorities and communicates time and cost status and changes to management, as needed. Manages and executes engineering change control process within the guidelines of the existing quality system requirements. Develops, maintains, and deploys work standards for processes. Engages in lean manufacturing initiatives to improve safety, material flow, cycle times, productivity, and capacity. Works with Safety, Quality and Production to help ensure operator training and proficiency. Improves and develop competencies in core process technologies and maintains knowledge of equipment and manufacturing technology changes. Participates in 5s Events and Kaizen related events. Participate in or leads cross functional team meetings.   WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Bachelor’s Degree or comparable technical degree in Mechanical Engineering. 5 year of manufacturing, hydraulics systems and operational experience preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.   Experience with 3D modeling tools (such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Pro/E, CATIA etc.) Knowledge of Six Sigma Tools Knowledge of metal forming and analysis tools such as ANSYS, DEFORM, HYPERMESH, LSDYNA is an added advantage.   WHAT WE OFFER YOU: Benefits effective 30 days from date of hire. Medical, Dental and Vision, HSA, FSA 401k Matching, Life Insurance, STD/LTD 100% covered tuition reimbursement (including books & reasonable expenses) Wellness Program / Lifestyle Rewards / Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Paid Time Off & Holidays Career Arching:  Plymouth allows for a great depth & breadth of knowledge in which you can wear many hats and be exposed to several opportunities.   COMPETENCIES/DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS: Analytical skills - Identifies significant problems & opportunities. Analyzes problems and people in depth. Sorts the wheat from the chaff, determining root causes. Resourcefulness / Initiative - Passionately finds ways over, around, or through barriers to success. Achieves results despite lack of resources. Goes beyond the call of duty. Shows bias for action.  Be a result orientated “doer”.    Innovation – Drives creativity in staff by encouraging industry research, problem solving and sharing ideas about processes or potential applications for products and equipment. Intelligence – Demonstrates ability to acquire understanding and absorb new information rapidly. Involvement – Improves costs and/or spending by analyzing, making suggestions in production and non-production categories.   Organization / Planning - Plans, organizes, schedules & budgets in efficient, organized manner. Focuses on key priorities.  Independence - Willingness to take an independent stand.  Analysis and Problem Solving - Most effective in following through on solution, tracking results, reporting changes, challenges, or improvements to appropriate personnel. Written & verbal communication – Communicates well one on one, in small groups and public speaking.  Writes clear, precise, well-organized documents using appropriate vocabulary, grammar & word usage. Attention to detail – Review outputs from others to ensure quality.