Process Engineer
- Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Follow the start-up of all Premium Wrapping/Sewing machines on site in order to get the standards and best practices.
- Prepare the initial samples with Plant and Project team for the final customer according to quality standard and time schedule.
- Put on the control and insure the stability of production.
- Examine the feasibility of all new Premium Wrapping processes and new products and validate all improvements before to start in production mode.
- Train and coach the Operators in plant on processes.
- Contribute, in liaison with the Maintenance Supervisor, to improve the maintenance procedures.
- Propose and implement continuous productivity (SMED, CIG) and quality (scrap) improvement actions concerning injection process.
- Manage the technical processes, parameters and tooling for the relevant processes.
- Set and control process parameters.
- Lead the QRCI process to investigate quality concerns caused by process and/or equipment.
- Integrate ergonomic principles in equipment and plant layout.
- Support maintenance in root cause analysis for equipment failures.
- Review of Process Flow Diagrams.
- Lead the FMEA process.
- Manage the product interface with Product Development.
- Contribute to the Engineering Change process.
- Support continuous improvement activities.
- Define and update cycle times in line with planned takt times.
- Define product specification and support the tooling and equipment buy-off Define and update cycle times in line with planned takt times.
- Define product specification and support the tooling and equipment buy-off process with all the relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure continuous improvement by capitalizing on lessons learnt and provide best practices using the available tools.
- National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in automotive and engineering experience with Premium wrapping/Sewing machines, inclusive of extensive material qualities knowledge (advantageous).
- FMEA and RFMEA development and maintenance.
- BOM management and auditing.
- Problem solving methodology (8D Tool, Six sigma, etc.)