Process Engineer

As a world leader in telecom cable systems, the Prysmian Group’s Claremont fiber manufacturing plant is seeking a highly motivated, self-starter, developing leader to join the engineering department to support the manufacturing of optical fiber. This individual will evaluate, troubleshoot, and conduct process control and improvement activities on a daily basis and through long-term projects.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficiency in Excel
• Proficiency PowerPoint
• Detail and quality oriented
• Strong presentation skills
• Comfortable speaking to large audiences
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams and across different departments
• Experience working with large sets of data and making data driven decisions
• Ability to contribute to the team’s culture of continuous process changes and improvements
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Ability to understand complex process flow and machinery
• Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO14001 EMS guidelines

Preferred:

• 0-3 years of experience in a complex manufacturing process
• B.S/M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or Glass Science/Ceramic Engineering
• Experience with statistical analysis tools such as Minitab or SAS

Responsibilities:

• Monitor manufacturing processes on a daily basis to identify trends and out-of-control situations and provide solutions according to urgency and importance.
• Be the leader in the process area responsible for yields, documentation, procedures, tracking data, and technical innovation.
• Prioritize issues to make meaningful impacts on the process yields and productivity
• Develop or maintain performance indicators on a weekly or monthly basis to ensure the process is meeting quality and productivity targets.
• Perform root cause analysis on reasons for trends, equipment issues- importantly repeat equipment issues, and process drifts.
• Provide data and explanations to other process engineers, lead operators, process technicians, and other departments in order to maintain process stability.
• Report on a weekly basis a summary of process changes, developments, improvements, project progress to the engineering manager.
• Work with operators to identify process problems and also provide occasional process training.
• Work with technicians to identify equipment problems and also provide training.
• Write process documentation and update procedures.
• Be on call on a pre-determined rotating schedule and occasionally provide off hours support
• Lead improvement projects in the facility.
• Identify cost reduction projects and work with the team to implement them.
• Implement process changes or new products as directed by R&D.
• Collaborate with engineers at other international Prysmian plants to resolve process problems or make process improvements.
• Become a contributing member of the global process control team with a desire to generate change.

Prysmian Group with annual sales of over $1.3 billion dollars and annual operating income of over $100 million dollars, is a major manufacturer of wire and cable for communications and electrical markets. While diversified in the markets it serves, Prysmian Group approaches the market with a one company focus devoted to bringing all its resources to bear to provide outstanding products designed to lead the industry. The company is aligned into seven product-oriented business teams - Building Wire, Instrumentation, Power and Control Products, Data communication Products, Cordset Products, Outside Voice and Data, Automotive and OEM Engineered Products. Prysmian Group has 16 manufacturing sites and five Regional Distribution Centers in North America, and over 3800 associates. The corporate offices are in Highland Heights, Kentucky (Cincinnati).