Process Engineer

We are seeking a Process Engineer for our First Quality Print & Packaging facility located in Anderson, SC. This position provides technical leadership on assigned production platforms. With Product Development, Production, Planning, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Project Engineering, provides technical leadership and support to achieve required new products and product improvements; manufacturing cost & quality improvements; and manufacturing equipment utilization, reliability, speeds, scrap rates, and efficiency goals.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Works closely with Production, Planning, QA, & Maintenance to meet daily production goals, priorities, coverage and special projects.
• Provides technical leadership for continuous improvement projects on his/her assigned lines for improvements in efficiency, scrap, speeds, quality, and safety.
• Overall platform process owner for Press & Extrusion
• Supports all machine and product upgrades.
• Provides technical training to operators and maintenance as needed.
• Leads and/or assists PD & QA on new product / process improvement and materials trials on his/her assigned production lines while minimizing production impacts.
• Supports PD and material trials, by planning and participation if needed.
• Maintains, audits, and updates as needed “Good Run” documentation, ensuring process conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators.
• Reviews product specifications and BOM’s for accuracy.
• Works closely with platform leader on his/her assigned lines to provide focused daily direction and technical support to crews and maintenance.
• For new lines/equipment within his/her assigned technology, may lead the process definition on new production lines and major equipment and the start-up, ensuring all process “Good Run” conditions and measurements are defined, documented, and shared with operators.
• Ensures world class safety and company procedural compliance in all processes.
• Helps to maintain plant 5s standards
• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
• Follows necessary GMPs to comply with regulations (SQF).
• Conducts job in a manner which complies to the food safety program (SQF).

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or similar program.
• Minimum of three years of experience preferably in the flexographic packaging industry.
• Possesses training in SPC, DOE, and Applied Problem-Solving techniques and has demonstrated successes applying these tools.
• Has strong personal computer proficiency with MS Office, statistics, and design of experiments software. Has experience with production results reporting systems, AutoCAD, and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Advanced knowledge of the manufacturing requirements for production operations.
• Standard knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Total Quality Control (TQC), and Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP).
• Standard knowledge of O.S.H.A. laws and regulations within the manufacturing field.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Advanced comprehension of the machinery and mechanical functions of the operation.
• Strong problem-solving skills in aiding the efficiency of the operation.

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, because of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.