Title: Nonwovens Manufacturing Process Engineer
Location: Virginia
Primary Function:
Provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. Responsible for providing expertise to process MAT/nonwoven materials, solve technical processing problems, modify or control process to improve quality of product or improve efficiency, provide technical service assistance and product and process recommendation.
Machines/Tools/Equipment Used:
Personal Computer, Calculator, Payroll System Software, Specific Tools for Nonwovens, air, electricity. MAT/Nonwoven formation/manufacturing lines, take ups/let offs, winders, laminators, coaters edge slitters, lab testing and analytical equipment, microscope, balance etc. hand tools, and devices for calculating, planning, organizing, and controlling job.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with customers, R&D, manufacturing, and sales to establish mutually agreed-upon specifications.
2. Assist business management and marketing in determining trends in new product and process technology.
3. Represent company at market-appropriate industry meetings, trade shows, and conferences.
4. Participate directly in technical problem solving at the customer level.
5. Keep abreast of developments in materials (fibers, nonwovens, films, adhesives, metals) and associated processing technology. Coordinate and contact vendors as needed.
6. Suggest changes in manufacturing processes to improve process control, cost, quality, or efficiency.
7. Work with production personnel to solve processing difficulties.
8. Work with QC team members to review customer claims
9. Must be proficient in design of experiment (DOE) and statistical analysis.
10. Coordinate plant trials. Collect and analyze data.
11. Analyze data, evaluate the results of suggested changes, draw conclusions and report accordingly. Perform verbal presentations.
12. Create reports, graphs or other visuals to communicate trends and correct quality issues
13. Aids with the purchase and installation of new process equipment.
14. Maintain a high safety and health standard.
15. All other duties as assigned by management, including:
a. Item setup to accurately capture cost and production throughput
b. Create set-up sheets to capture new processes for production
c. Provide feedback to customers when needed