Global Process Engineer Sr - Thermal Processing

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Job Title

Global Process Engineer Sr - Thermal ProcessingAs the Global Process Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and other staff to understand and increase manufacturing capabilities, increase yields, improve process flow, increase productivity and maximize work force utilization. You'll bring your subject matter expertise in high temperature thermal processing and focus on vacuum furnaces, vacuum hot presses, and CVD reactors in a manufacturing environment. You will be essential to strengthen our cost position by managing all aspects of strategically significant and technically complex improvement projects for new and existing manufacturing processes.

Role & Responsibilities :

• Responsible for problem solving activities of complex issues that involve firing processes and associated equipment.
• Key interface with manufacturers that supply thermal processing equipment to the company from specification setting through implementation and commissioning.
• Utilize experience and a strong understanding of ceramic manufacturing techniques and equipment to improve current or develop new manufacturing processes to meet customer requirements.
• Act as internal consultant providing technical guidance on projects.
• Lead cross functional teams to execute complex projects that have a substantial impact on business operations, utilizing structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Track project status and results, providing reports to stakeholders.
• Remove and elevate project barriers, as well as develops and implements recovery plans for off schedule and unanticipated eventualities.
• In conjunction with Facility Engineering, identify process improvement opportunities, builds business cases, and launches project teams using good project management to oversee team activities.
• Identify critical integration issues with other projects / processes and coordinates the improvements with the appropriate project / process owners to accomplish the project goals.
• Understand statistical analysis tools / methodology, project management, Lean Six Sigma, quality and basic financial principles and apply them to analyze the planned activities.
• Is pro-active, analytical, process driven, with a strong focus on understanding and exceeding the expectations of the customer.
• Perform tasks utilizing knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly, i.e. Research and Development, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering and Operations.
• Customer interface as required to support Commercial.
• Works with managers to align work to corporate objectives.

Job Requirements

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Target Hiring Range

Annual Salary : USD 103,040.00 - USD 136,013.00

Actual compensation is commensurate with experience, skills and education. CoorsTek strives to give all qualified applicants equal opportunity and to make selection decisions on job related factors. Do not provide any information on the application which will indicate your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

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