Manufacturing Process Engineer

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Position overview

We are looking for a Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our Heavy Industrial Operations Engineering Team.

In this role you will utilize your manufacturing and project management experience to lead projects to drive manufacturing process improvements across the business team.  You will be responsible for leading the design, development, and successful implementation into production of manufacturing engineering solutions to solve critical problems. You will work closely and collaborate with both the production team and various cross functional teams depending on the specific focus of the role.  The role will be focused primarily on process technology, new product process development, automation, and/or digital technology.   This position will be responsible to work within an environment of high uncertainty, requiring creative problem solving, a flexible approach, and utilization of risk mitigation techniques to accomplish project goals.  It will be very critical that the candidate is self-motivated, can make decisions with little oversight and able to operate in an agile working environment.

Who you are and the experience you bring:

Project Leadership: You will oversee and manage several projects simultaneously, developing project objectives and milestones and ensuring that each project is completed on time, within budget, and successfully implemented into production

Technical Leadership:  Drive technical solutions across the business to improve manufacturing processes, indirectly leading other engineers or technicians.  Make recommendations to management on technical aspects of a project, seen as a technical expert in one or more areas (project management, automation, controls, mechanical design, process flow, Six Sigma)

Relationships:  build relationships with the direct production team as well as cross-functional teams.  Work and communicate project goals at all business levels

Process Design:  Design tooling, fixtures and workstations essential for new product introduction to the production cells.  Provide “Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)” feedback to design engineers during prototyping.  Participate or lead in cross-team “Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)” to proactively mitigate failure modes in both process and design.

New Equipment:   Manage the investigation, capital justification and purchase of new equipment and tooling.  Participate in the definition of the equipment/process technology roadmap for the annual operating plan. 

Required knowledge, skills, education, and experience:

• BS in engineering
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering role
• Strong Project Management skills
• Root cause problem solving skills, methodology, and ability to innovate corrective actions/solutions
• Lean/Six-Sigma certifications, knowledge, application, leadership
• CAPEX justification & management
• Demonstrated ability to formulate execution plans for strategic activities
• Ability to mentor and train Technicians

Preferred experience that differentiates you:

• A leader of project teams with well-developed, innovative hands-on project management skills and a broad business understanding. 
• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to team development.
• Ability to influence and build buy-in to product/process changes and the investment of resources.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work independently as well as lead a team.

Why join Hypertherm?  

• Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture  
• Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)  

• Five days/year paid Community Service Time  
• Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship  
• Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy  

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At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment. If our mission resonates with you, but you don’t meet all posted requirements, we encourage you to still apply.  We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that better leverage your strengths and talents.  For positions with multiple levels, we will evaluate your prior experience to determine the level within our organization you are best aligned based upon the job applying.

CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.

This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.

Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.