Process Engineer Position Available In Whitfield, Georgia

Process Engineer
Description

PROCESS ENGINEER

Reports to: Process 

General Manager Location:

Dalton, GA Classification:

Salary Exempt SUMMARY The Process Engineer must provide direction, guidance, and support to all the shift and day Process Technicians. The Process Engineer will apply continuous improvement methodology to enhance plant operations, supporting the specific plant goals in operational effectiveness (OE), job effectiveness (JE), safety and quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and implement methods for sampling, inspection, testing and evaluation of products.
Initiates process improvement projects to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve quality and defect analysis.
Develop and improve existing inline process control methodologies (i.e. optical/visual inspection systems) to obtain and ensure final product quality
Implementation of new and improvement of existing methods for automated image processing
Execute all required duties while practicing safe work methods and adhering to all plant safety rules.
Be the driver in investigating, proposing, procuring and launching new process and operations improvements (flexible automation and manual equipment) by developing specific metrics and conducting necessary audits.
Assist development of technical training plan for process engineering and continuous improvement methodology (Six Sigma, Lean, etc.).
Develop troubleshooting guides for maintenance and operations personnel for line use. Train and deploy these in the plant.
Actively participate with the EHS team to lead projects that improve worker safety and minimize incident risk.
Function as a change agent and systematically drive and implement change through cross-functional efforts between the safety, manufacturing, and quality resource.
Develop engineering documentation: PFMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, etc.
Develop and maintain regular reports consistent with departmental needs to track progress and drive action on plant improvements.
Support skill-up of engineer level with mentoring and helping engineering qualification.
Planning and executing the team’s tasks.
Adhere to the policies and procedures of Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc.
Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field. Strong mechanical aptitude and analytical approach
Proven technical acumen
Basic experience with inline optical inspection systems (i.e. line cameras) used for process performance monitoring and/or inline process control
Experience with automated image processing and analysis

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Able to stand and walk the production area throughout the workday
Able to lift to 50 pounds without restriction
Reaching, pushing, pulling, or lifting as required within limits set by Q Cells
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS A

minimum of 3 years of related experience. Ability to filter “Big Data” and interpret for data driven decision making.
Ability to manage the projects and groups as a leader.
Experience with Process management with manufacturing process
Management or running experience in manufacturing site.
Extensive experience implementing new programs and data systems.
Basic experience with inline optical inspection systems (i.e. line cameras) used for process performance monitoring and/or inline process control
Experience with automated image processing and analysis
Ability to utilize abstract reasoning techniques to build reporting logic and establish creative solutions to new problems.
Ability to learn various software applications required for quality and performance reporting and analysis.
The ability to work with ambiguous data sets and information, using people skills and intuition to navigate solutions. Hanwha Q CELLS provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.