Process Engineer
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Description
Provide as much information as possible to help operators machine their parts. They also review the jobs and make any changes needed to maximize efficiency. A process engineer works closely with production and uses feedback to provide continuous improvement of production.
Tasks
- Reviews the part before it’s sent out to the floor and makes any changes needed to improve the manufacturing process efficiency.
- Develops drawings and programs with stock amounts built in for manual Lathe and Mill to eliminate possible errors that can be made by doing it by hand.
- This eliminates the need for operators to take the time to find out what stock is needed.
- Feedback from the operators enables them to go back and tweak the stock amounts for maximum efficiency for the next time the part is made.
- Uniformity of parts.
- The geometry can also be used for programing if it’s re-routed to CNC.
- Setup information.
- Prints with detailed dimensions and information for complicated geometry help eliminate possible operator error.
- Program prints with datum points, locations, and check dimensions for CNC.
- Program names and Tool lists for CNC’s.
- Dimensions or geometry needed for inspection.
- Using the same process engineering program file, develop remaining details and programs ensuring maximum efficiency throughout the remaining manufacturing cycle. Using one file will identify dimensional discrepancies within, as revisions are made to the part.
- Provide dimensions that are missing from prints before going into production.
Qualifications / Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering required
- Analytical
- Proficient with Microsoft Applications (Outlook, Word)
- Communication
- This job requires extensive amounts of walking, standing, sitting.
