Senior Process Manager/Engineer
Synthetic Turf Resources
The Senior Process Manager is responsible for leading process/continuous improvement efforts for the assigned process area(s) of the facility resulting in improved safety performance, decreased waste and off quality product providing downstream customers with the best products available and increased equipment efficiencies and OEE. The Process Manager will work closely with Production Management to increase productivity and strive to ensure we are producing first quality products. The Process Manager and Department Manager must work jointly as a team. Process Manager responsibilities include safety, quality, efficiency, productivity improvements as well as process and product innovation.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Constantly strive to improve the quality level of the assigned products and processes.
- Strive to improve the quality of the first quality for the assigned processes and products, with the objective being to drive the defect level to zero utilizing data analysis and problem-solving tools.
- Develop and maintain detailed and complete process specifications.
- Strive to optimize the assigned processes for increased productivity, minimum energy consumption, maximum process efficiency and minimum total system cost.
- Participate actively in our safety process including identifying hazards and help eliminate all safety hazards associated with the assigned processes.
- Share accountability for all non-conformance and responsible for receiving customer complaints and investigating, documenting, and implementing corrective action.
- The Process Manager should constantly seek to determine how the process can be modified to improve existing products or produce new products.
- Stay up-to-date and recommend the use of the latest technological developments in machinery, raw materials and methods associated with the process, as well as preceding and subsequent processes.
- Work with the team for proper utilization of process monitoring and feedback systems and specifically, statistical quality control techniques.
- Must be an interface between the production management, suppliers, and customers so that both process and production functions understand the effect of any changes to the processes or products that reach our customers.
- The Process Manager is responsible for maintaining quality records applicable to their process(s).
- Identify and correct any nonconformities in the Quality System as it relates to their area of responsibility including implementation of a temporary machine specification deviating from original machine specification as needed.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining assigned process(s) SOPs.
- Work as necessary with NPD to set up and follow new product developments through area of ownership. Including performing trials and evaluations.
- Develop and maintain TPM system for assigned process(s).
- Responsible for Lean activities such as 5s and Kaizen events in assigned areas.
Qualifications - Required:
- Bachelors degree or higher
- Previous manufacturing process experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Qualifications - Preferred:
- Engineering Degree
- Lean & Six Sigma Experience
Core Competencies:
- Plan & Organize
- Influence Others
- Initiate Action
- Drive Results
- Demonstrate Good Judgement
- Learn Continuously
- Build Trusting Relationships
- Delivery Compelling Communication
The successful candidate will demonstrate strengths in the following:
- Communication skills verbal, written, and group presentations.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical/problem-solving skills
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work well in a high performing team.