Process Engineer

Process Engineer | Amsted Rail – Petersburg, VA | Bearings Division | Forge Engineering

Pay Range: $85K to $105K| Reports To: Lead Engineer | Schedule: Days 

Amsted Rail Company, a global leader in freight rail solutions and an Amsted Industries business, is a 100% employee-owned company.

Amsted Rail Petersburg is a global leader in tapered roller bearings and precision sealing solutions.  We offer stability, growth, and the opportunity to make a real impact on our industries and communities.

As part of one of the top employee-owned companies in the U.S., team members benefit directly from our success through annual stock awards, competitive pay, and strong benefits.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Process Engineer, you will be responsible for improving manufacturing processes, equipment performance, and product quality within assigned production areas.

This role will be assigned to the forging department, and provides technical leadership and engineering support to manufacturing, maintenance, quality, and operations teams to improve safety, reliability, throughput, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

The Process Engineer develops and implements process improvements, leads capital and continuous improvement projects, supports equipment troubleshooting and reliability initiatives, and maintains process documentation and standards.

The position works closely with operations, maintenance, quality, and design engineering teams to optimize existing processes and successfully introduce new products, equipment, and manufacturing technologies.

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without accommodation.


* Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, throughput, cost reduction, and equipment reliability.


* Serve as the technical owner and primary engineering resource for assigned manufacturing processes, equipment, and product lines.


* Analyze manufacturing performance and implement process improvements to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).


* Lead troubleshooting efforts for process, equipment, quality, and production issues using structured problem-solving methodologies.


* Analyze process data and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities and validate results.


* Plan, justify, and manage capital improvement projects, including equipment installations, modifications, and upgrades.


* Collaborate with operations, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams to optimize manufacturing performance and achieve production objectives.


* Develop, maintain, and improve process documentation including setup sheets, process specifications, operating procedures, control plans, PFMEAs, and engineering standards.


* Support maintenance teams in the troubleshooting, repair, rebuild, and reliability improvement of manufacturing equipment.


* Design, specify, ...