Engineering Technician / Process Technician

Job description

Seeking a 2nd shift process engineering technician to work closely with process, project and tooling engineering along with production to coordinate activities connected with technical developments, scheduling and resolving design and test problems, or to implement new product launches on the production floor.

Ideal person will be skilled at problem-solving; this person will also investigate and develop countermeasures to ongoing issues of existing processes. Sound like you? Apply today!

What You’ll Be Doing

Work closely with Process/Project Engineering, Tool Engineering and Production to launch & maintain the new frame rail project into production. Investigate and develop technical countermeasures related to any related ongoing product or process issues. Processes to include roll forming, induction heat treat, CNC punching, off set bending, powder coating, automated storage retrieval system & packaging.

Engage in hands-on process technical support on the production floor. Assists with new tool & process tryouts, analyzes tool design and specifications. Support operators with technical problem solving and recommend creative technical solutions. Perform a variety of duties such as conducting tests, reporting data, adjusting equipment, troubleshooting equipment, diagnosing and recommending actions from findings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.Others as assigned.

• Provide process operations support with hands on troubleshooting and development.
• Assist in process optimization.
• Analyze data to improve process tool and process quality.
• Verify manufacturing standards, actual versus estimates.
• Performs process capability and uptime study to meet pre-determined goals prior to formal handoff of project to manufacturing.
• Assists Maintenance Team on repeat machine problems
• Implements CI/Cost reduction and safety projects
• Researches and perform trials on supplies and consumables that will improve cost & quality.

• Investigates and coordinates tooling improvements, repairs and replacements.
• Monitors Standard Tooling Inventories to ensure appropriate quantities are on hand.
• Facilitates initial manufacturing review of set-up books coordinate’s ongoing updates
• Provides technical support problem solving expertise to manufacturing, as appropriate.

Schedule: This position will primarily workeight or more hours per day, five days per week based on business needs and will primarily be 2nd shift hours.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Five years’ experience in roll forming or metal forming
• 3-5 years’ experience in related technical engineering or support role
• Experience with computer software (Microsoft Office, CAD, Manufacturing software)
• US Person as defined by ITAR/EAR

Preferred

• Two-year technical degree
• Two years’ experience tryout or R&D
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Manual Mill & Lathe, Tube Bending, Inventor, PLC, Electrical Controls, Programming, PFMEA, SPC, GD&T, Quality Certification Systems.
• Experience in robotics, programming, plasma cutting, jigs, fixtures, and gas metal welding.

Promotions and transfers will be made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, veteran’s status, national origin and any other federal, state, or locally protected classifications.

Introduction

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation, or RFC as we call it, supplies custom roll formed metal components into several industries including Aerospace, Construction, Material Handling, Off-Highway, Office Furniture, Solar and Transportation. In 2000, Roll Forming Corporation was acquired by globally leading technology group voestalpine AG and became part of the Metal Forming, Tubes and Sections division. Today, voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation has seven production facilities across three states with five facilities and headquarters located in Shelby County, Kentucky and one facility each in Pennsylvania and Indiana.