Process Engineer (Heat)

Abantu Staffing Solutions • Other • Kariega, Eastern Cape, South Africa • $200 - $300 / year • 1w ago

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Requirements

Degree: A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or N6
Experience: 4 years experience in a complex manufacturing environment
Additional Skills: Gear manufacturing experience coupled with machining experience will be highly beneficial
Activities: Update and maintain all Control Plan and FMEA RPN reduction activities
Collaboration: Coordinate and improve process capabilities throughout the plant
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Technical Ability: Proficiency in interpreting engineering drawings and knowledge of GD&T
Work Ethic: Strong initiative and the ability to work well in a team environment
Knowledge: Good understanding of core tools

Responsibilities

Maintain all associated PPAP documentation, inclusive of PFMEA, flow charts, Control Plans, process sheets, operator instructions, etc.
Specify/improve our manufacturing control systems to deliver safe and efficient manufacturing systems.
Modify SAP/ Mapics process routing on new material/model releases.
Continually improve right-first-time/FTT metrics through data analysis and process improvements.
Document changes made to processes with strict adherence to the change management control system.
Follow/implement controls and policies to ensure equipment safety for new/existing equipment.
Construct and maintain project timing plans where applicable.
Assist other members of the department in achieving the departmental objectives.
Participate in and contribute to cross-functional APQP meetings for project launches.
Interface with the company's internal project management, applications engineering and design engineering teams to ensure that the product is designed for manufacture and time of introduction is known and planned for through stages of pre-production to production implementation.
Develop, implement, and prove new model variants to existing lines to meet APQP gateways from concept validation to PSW, including a customer-attended run at the rate.
Document process capacity and continually seek ways to improve the bottleneck cycle time.
Ensure that the technical requirements for the process are captured from the PFMEA and control plan, specified in the tender, ordered, and proved off against the PPAP documentation.
Maintain action plans and RFT/FTT trackers for Improvement focus themes.
Attend regular meetings reporting on action progress to improve equipment safety and RFT/FTT performance.
Carry out GR&R, capability studies and poke yoke detection tests to ensure processes are sufficiently robust to achieve plant RFT/FTT targets whilst protecting the customer with defect-free deliveries.
Work closely with the maintenance and controls teams to reassess equipment/process design to prevent repetitive downtime events.
Provide process support to help the team diagnose equipment.
Design and manufacture of simple jigs and fixtures plus modifications to existing tooling.
AutoCAD and MS Office (inclusive of Visio and Project) are ideal but not essential.
Travel as necessary to support the company's operations and affiliates.

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