About the position
Lane Enterprises is excited to welcome a Process Engineer to their team! From generous benefits, including bonus opportunities and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), to great employee retention, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving organization!
Responsibilities
- Increases production efficiencies by identifying productivity improvement opportunities and working with plants to implement these opportunities.
- Create Preventative Maintenance program and provide project management for effective implementation of optimized processes and equipment.
- Review the condition of existing manufacturing lines and work with the plant teams to develop and execute equipment/line improvement plans.
- Support new production tooling runs and changeovers.
- Train employees as needed.
- Assist the plant teams in reviewing their equipment needs and helping to prioritize these needs for capital planning purposes.
- In conjunction with the VP, Facilities Superintendent, manage key equipment installations.
- Implement and maintain continuous improvement program and drive best practices through standardized processes.
- Ability to train and drive a culture of continuous improvement methodology. In addition, leading and supporting the plants continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead groups to systematically problem solve and identify root causes and permanent corrective action for key manufacturing issues.
- Develop standard operating procedures for key manufacturing processes.
- Create technical work instructions for equipment.
- Provide formal updates and reviews to HDPE Division Manager, on key projects, tooling runs, and improvement activities being implemented.
Requirements
- Possess an understanding of blends and how resin is produced from other manufacturers.
- Clear understanding in the application of statistics, Design of Experiments (DOE), and root cause analysis.
- Solid analytical & systematic problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
- Experience participating in equipment installations as a project contributor.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Proven experience in developing/optimizing equipment/process, in Plastics Manufacturing, specifically Extrusion, Vacuum forming, or Injection Molding.
- Four-year degree in Chemical, Plastics, Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering is preferred.
- Experience with different types of extruders and an understanding of the Extrusion process, a plus.
- Prior experience in plastic manufacturing software a plus (General Ledger, Finance, Parts Inventory).
- Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer.
- Subject to standing, walking, bending, reaching, stooping, and lifting of objects up to 50 pounds; may occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery, extreme weather conditions, and extreme noise when working at plant locations.
- Ability to travel as needed to support plant requirements.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and strong mathematical aptitude.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Pension plan
- Flexible Spending
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- ESOP opportunity
- Generous bonus incentive plan
