Process Engineer

Purpose of the Position: Responsible for developing manufacturing processes, defining machines specifications, managing equipment suppliers progress, validating equipment and processes, improving operational efficiency through equipment layout and engineering, product design/redesign and overall production process improvements, adhering to Electricfil guidelines and procedures. 

Job duties

New Products

• Proposes processes and equipment to the project leader to achieve customer satisfaction and develops this equipment with suppliers
• Responsible for developing PFMEA

Product and Development 

• Develop equipment from requirement phase to final validation for both new equipment and transfer of equipment from other factories in the group. 
• Approves modifications of standards for manufacturing of existing products and approves standards for new products. 
• Makes lay-outs for workshop and workstations for new products or for important modification. 
• Times production for new products or process modifications. 
• Improves processes in quality and cost according to the best standard of Electricfil Automotive. 
• Responsible of safety of all new manufacturing equipment under his/her responsibility implemented in EFC.
• Responsible of safety and suppliers monitoring during machine set-up in EFC.
• Supports maintenance team in case of issues that maintenance department cannot solve.

Training 

• Trains operators and supports on new equipment (i.e., safety, working operations, etc.).

Other 

• Added duties as assigned.

Authority: 

• To make recommendations relating to equipment, product and the operational efficiency of EFi Automotive, Alabama, to the management of EFi Automotive, France, the Operations Manager, and other EFi team members. 
• All employees have a quality and safety responsibility; therefore, having the authority to stop work processes to correct quality and/or safety problems, or quarantine items in the appropriate designated area until the issues are resolved. 

Responsibilities and Accountabilities: 

• Individual will be held accountable for achieving defined Individual and Continuous Improvement objectives.
• The individual will be responsible for working effectively with other departments that need to be part of EFi Automotive, including involvement of our engineers and management in Beynost, France. 
• Participate in customer audits. 
• Strictly adhere to Company Safety and other policies as documented in EFi Automotive (Alabama) Handbook.

Reporting:

• Maintain project plans including product and equipment requirements, budgets, workforce, technical objectives, schedules, project, and product cost estimates. 
• Equipment Validation, Plan & Report (EVP&R) documents.
• Analyze functional test data and propose potential failure modes to team.

Internal and/or external contacts: 

• (Internally) Individual will interface with management & all levels of personnel within the organization.
• (Internally) Individual will collaborate closely with other engineers at EFi Automotive, locally and globally, as needed.
• (Internally) Individual will work closely with maintenance, quality, and environmental health and safety on projects related to equipment, process improvements, product improvements, etc.
• (Externally) Individual will interface with customer and vendor representatives, including participation in customer audits and visits as requested.

Staff: NA

Budget: NA

Revenue: NA

Expenditure: NA

Job requirements

Education and/or Experience: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical)
• Two (2) to five (5) years of related work experience
• Previous experience in manufacturing engineering or in maintenance department is preferred
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite of software, AutoCAD, Solidworks, or other 3D software.
• Knowledge of PLC programming preferred.
• General Automation experience preferred.
• Ability to read pneumatic and electrical schematics and troubleshoot equipment.
• Methodical, capable of analyzing technical problems and providing a concise written summary to management.

Special knowledge (languages, IT, etc.): 

• Communication/negotiation/meeting facilitation. 
• Fluent in business English, IT literate.

Functional capacity requirements:

Note:  In terms of an 8-hour workday, “Occasionally” equals 1% to 33%; “Frequently” equals 34% to 66%, and “Continuously” equals 67% to 100% of the time.

In an 8-hour workday the jobholder should be able to:

1. Frequently sit.

1. Frequently stand and walk.

1. Occasionally bend/stoop, squat, twist, push/pull, kneel and crouch.

1. Occasionally reach above shoulder level.

1. Occasionally carry/lift up to fifty (50) pounds, as in a case of paper or a file box.

1. Continuously use his/her hands/fingers for the repetitive actions of simple and firm manipulation/grasping, as in operating a computer keyboard or touch tone telephone.

1. Occasionally use his/her head and neck in flexing and rotating.

1. Continuously be around manufacturing working conditions.

1. Continuously be in a climate (heated/air-conditioned) controlled environment.

1. Continuously be around moving machinery.

1.  Work in an ESD controlled Environment

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Revision History

Rev 1

11/23/2016

Initial Release

Rev 2

12/19/2023

Format change

W. Leslie