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Talnt

Process Engineer

Talnt, Forestville, New York, United States, 14062

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About the Role:

The Manufacturing Process Engineer, also known as Process Engineer or Industrial Process Engineer, plays a critical role in designing, optimizing, and sustaining manufacturing processes within a high-volume metal fabrication and automotive manufacturing environment. This role focuses on applying lean manufacturing principles, advanced process planning, and continuous improvement methodologies to support production ramp-ups, quality performance, and long-term operational growth in an automotive supplier setting.

Responsibilities:

Create and manage manufacturing process design projects from concept through production launch.

Translate customer requirements and technical specifications into robust, scalable manufacturing processes.

Apply lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and waste reduction principles to new and existing processes.

Develop and maintain manufacturing process flows, control plans, and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses.

Analyze high Risk Priority Number items and implement PFMEA risk reduction and corrective action plans.

Participate in Product Quality Planning activities and cross-functional quality and engineering teams.

Evaluate production trial runs in collaboration with quality assurance to ensure process capability and compliance.

Establish, document, and update standard work instructions, operating procedures, and process documentation.

Lead Kaizen events, lean productivity improvement initiatives, and value-added process optimization efforts.

Create facility floor layouts, value stream maps, and material flow strategies to support efficient production.

Develop return on investment analyses and business cases for capital equipment and tooling investments.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.

Proven experience in process engineering within metal fabrication, automotive manufacturing, or high-volume production environments.

Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing, Kaizen, value stream mapping, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Hands-on experience creating PFMEA documents, control plans, and manufacturing process flows.

Ability to analyze production data, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Experience supporting production launches, ramp-ups, and ongoing process optimization initiatives.

Proficiency with manufacturing documentation, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.

Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with quality, engineering, operations, and leadership teams.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience supporting automotive supplier manufacturing environments and quality systems.

Familiarity with capital equipment justification, cost analysis, and ROI development.

Knowledge of production trial validation, process capability studies, and continuous improvement metrics.

Experience leading cross-functional teams, lean events, or productivity improvement projects.

Background in facility layout planning and material flow optimization.

Long-term production planning experience supporting sustained growth and increased customer demand.

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