Extrusion Process Engineer

Extrusion Process Engineer

Shaw Industries is looking for a Process Engineer who assists the Extrusion Department Manager in achieving excellent performance in safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, waste, and cost while ensuring compliance with all company, plant, and departmental guidelines and procedures. Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, and is a global leader in delivering carpet, hardwood, tile & stone, laminate, synthetic turf, and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide. We are committed to creating a better future for our customers, our people, our company, and our communities.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in and continuously improve on Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Cost
• Monitor safety of all processes in the extrusion department
• Responsible for the reliability and operation of polyester drying equipment
• Responsible for troubleshooting of extrusion process and related equipment
• Serve as the extrusion process expert, with a consistent focus on improving productivity
• Provides coaching to mechanics, operators, and supervisors around safety, process, and productivity
• Drives root cause analysis and implementation of preventative measures for off quality fiber and customer complaints
• Participates in customer feedback calls and customer visits
• Monitors running conditions of extrusion as needed to ensure the production of a first quality product
• Lead/Assist in product changes and startups to guard against contamination and off quality
• Confers with lab on out of spec quality checks
• Assists in improving the operational knowledge and improving the procedures within extrusion and in increasing the areas overall response time to out of spec conditions.
• Utilizes BB training and Minitab data analysis for improving the process and the performance of project specific teams.
• Write and edit departmental SOPs
• Assists within the extrusion department operations as needed
• Provides technical assistance to the departmental manager, team managers, associates and internal customers on a daily basis
• Managing capital projects, driving TPM initiatives and cost improvements
• Responsible for managing LOTO procedures for the department
• Assists in leading and managing Intern(s), OMT(s), and Process Technician(s) as needed
• Understand and Support all SAFE, SMS, TPM, Lean Six Sigma & Environmental Efforts within the department.
• Assists in developing and implementing plans to improve these areas where performance is under goal

Competencies:

• Plan and Organize
• Demonstrate Good Judgement
• Drive Results
• Build Trusting Relationships
• Learn Continuously
• Initiate Action

Requirements:

• 4-year Engineering degree required; Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering degree preferred
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong project management skills
• Six Sigma Black Belt trained or willingness to complete training
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office & Google Suite (preferred)
• Previous manufacturing experience (preferred)
• (Based upon experience level of candidate selected, position may be filled as a Process Engineer or Sr. Process Engineer)

Work Shift: 8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.