Process Engineer
East Granby, CT 
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Posted 15 days ago
Job Description
RSCC Wire & Cable LLC

Come join a team where People make the difference! As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly decentralized organization, we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we're committed to attracting and retaining top talent.

Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure (MIEI) - East Granby is one of six specialty wire, cable, and tubing solution manufacturing companies located throughout North America. We have over 100 years of innovative engineered solutions for critical, industrial, and commercial applications.

We are the experts in our industry.

The Process Engineer initiates manufacturing process-related ideas, concepts, or procedures to ensure conformity to customer specifications and production capabilities. Develops process technology to improve existing capability, with consideration toward cost, efficiency, schedules, and availability of raw materials. Coordinates capital equipment improvements.

Essential Duties:

  • Responsible for developing manufacturing technology and improving manufacturing processes as they apply to the production of wire and cable products. Accomplish engineering tasks that require technical data gathering and analysis, problem identification and resolutions, process evaluation, cost analysis and reduction, as well as capital project justification and implementation.
  • Initiates ideas, suggestions, and recommendations within the area of assigned projects. Assists in controlling manufacturing processes by recommending the most efficient use of equipment, materials, and workforce. Diagnosis of manufacturing problems as they relate to machinery, materials, and processes; identifies and implements appropriate corrective actions.
  • Directly involved in scrap reduction, primarily as it relates to the use of materials. Assists in developing improved methods of manufacturing to reduce scrap, limit excessive usage of raw materials; and developing efficient and economical means of salvaging scrap.
  • Assists in special projects dealing with cost reduction studies, equipment utilization and downtime reduction, auditing quality control procedures, instructing manufacturing supervision in new processes and procedures, training of operators in new manufacturing techniques, and general "troubleshooting" of manufacturing processes. Maintains contact with vendors to keep abreast of new processes and latest manufacturing methods and technologies.
  • Resolve issues in a manner consistent with company mission, values, and objectives.
  • Coordinates capital equipment improvements as they apply to processes on the shop floor. Conducts investigations to recommend, justify and implement capital projects for process improvements, cost reductions, etc.
  • Provides liaison between the manufacturing organization, Research and Development and Application Engineering to coordinate cost reductions, new process implementations and new product introductions.
  • Acts to implement and support all programs related to operational improvements on the shop floor. Includes, but not limited to, activities pertaining to:

Product quality improvements

Efficiency and productivity improvements

Process improvements and process cost reductions

Control of material usage and scrap reduction

Accurate shop floor labor and production reporting

Equipment utilization and downtime reduction

New capital equipment justification and implementations

These are the general duties required to fulfill the Process Engineer job description, not a detailed description of all the work required. New duties and responsibilities may be required to meet the changing demands of the business.

Education and Experience Preferred:

  • At least 5 years' experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Production or related activity in the wire and cable industry preferred.
  • Four-year Engineering or Manufacturing Technology degree, or two-year Associate degree in Manufacturing Technology, Engineering, or related technical field, coupled with relevant work experience.

Knowledge and Skills Preferred:

  • Ability to effectively communicate with all organization levels, both orally and written.
  • Lean Six Sigma, 5S background is preferred
  • Strong aptitude for combining technical and management disciplines. Leadership potential essential to success.
  • Disciplined and data-driven approach to problem solving. Experience with Lean Tools preferred.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Proficient in AutoCAD.

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to work long hours in a sedentary position sitting, talking, looking at a computer, charts/graphs and performing repetitive motions.
  • Ability to move objects and materials of at least 25lbs.
  • Ability to collaborate with manufacturing team members as needed in an environment that can be noisy.
  • Ability to follow safety guidelines and wear required PPE when onsite.

Marmon Industrial Energy and Infrastructure East Granby is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to, and prohibits discrimination based on, race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Associate Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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