Process Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- St. Marys, PA, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- B.S. degree in Material Science or Engineering is desired and often required.
- Prior experience working with manufacturing processes that utilize raw material handling, mixing, molding, and high temperature baking equipment (mixers, presses, ovens, etc.) is preferred.
- Basic understanding of quality management systems is required.
- Knowledge of Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques is desired.
- Experience with developing/documenting procedures is required.
- Computer proficiency and experience with Microsoft Office.
- Candidates must be a US Person, defined as an individual that is a: Citizen of the United States, or Permanent resident alien of the United States, or Protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b
Full description
Overview
Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites. We operate in a series of well-defined markets where our applications expertise offers our customers a valuable differentiator, engineering high-specification materials, components and sub-assembly parts that solve their challenging technical problems.
The Performance Carbon business of Morgan Advanced Materials makes high-performance self-lubricating bearing and seal components, predominantly used in pumps, industrial and domestic, or other sealing applications.
We use advanced carbon/graphite, silicon carbide, alumina and zirconia materials to engineer lightweight, low-friction bearings and seals. These materials help solve the problems associated with the use of lubricants in extreme temperatures, corrosive or hygienic environments where access is restricted, and are engineered into products which provide customer-specific solutions.
Group Key Figures: Revenue £910m (2020), ~7,500 employees, manufacturing in 30+ countries, and customers in 100+ countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.
Responsibilities
Major Responsibilities:
Technical support to a functional area of the Green End processing (i.e. flour prep, molding, kilning, impregnation, sintering, etc.). Develop, implement, and manage the manufacturing processes, methods, and equipment designed to ensure continuous production of advanced ceramic and composite materials that meet or exceed our customers’ expectations. Ensure that these manufacturing processes, methods, and equipment meet or exceed the requirements of our ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100D Certifications and are consistent with established standards, customer specifications, and production goals. Perform roles and responsibilities in accordance with direction from the Process Engineering Manager.
Essential Functions:
- Assumes the role of primary technical support for an assigned functional area, could require travel between two sites.
- Independently communicates with supervisors, technicians, operators and managers to identify and correct causes of process disruptions.
- Identifies opportunities to improve existing processes and takes initiative to propose and implement solutions in a timely manner when possible.
- Writes and presents proposals for larger scale process improvement opportunities including cost/benefit analysis.
- Writes and submits capital expenditure requests.
- Leads small-medium capital expenditure projects for functional area of responsibility.