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Process Engineer, Body

CrossFire Group
  • Warsaw, IN
    1 day ago

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Job Description
    Process Engineer, Body

    Position Summary
    The Process Engineer, Body is responsible for supporting, sustaining, and improving manufacturing processes within a vehicle body assembly environment. This role works closely with production, quality, dimensional, and maintenance teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing setting and is passionate about continuous improvement.

    Key Responsibilities
    Production Process Support & Improvement
    • Monitor daily production activities to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and throughput objectives are achieved.
    • Analyze manufacturing processes and implement improvements to reduce downtime, scrap, and rework.
    • Lead and support production process changes while minimizing disruption to operations.
    • Conduct time studies, capacity evaluations, and bottleneck analyses to optimize manufacturing flow and equipment utilization.
    • Identify opportunities to improve process stability, efficiency, and overall plant performance.
    Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • Partner with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and other operations teams to address manufacturing challenges and support daily production needs.
    • Engage with operators, team leaders, and supervisors to gather feedback and implement practical process improvements.
    • Lead root cause investigations and drive corrective and preventive actions for recurring issues.
    • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, and operational performance.
    Quality & Process Reliability
    • Ensure manufacturing processes consistently meet established quality standards and customer requirements.
    • Monitor critical process parameters and proactively address issues before defects occur.
    • Support quality improvement initiatives through process control, inspection methods, and data-driven problem solving.
    • Drive process consistency and reliability across body assembly operations.
    Safety & Compliance
    • Ensure all manufacturing activities comply with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
    • Develop, maintain, and improve standard operating procedures and safe work practices.
    • Promote a culture of safety and accountability throughout the production environment.
    • Support safety investigations and corrective actions as needed.
    Documentation & Reporting
    • Maintain process documentation, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
    • Track and report key performance indicators related to quality, efficiency, downtime, and continuous improvement activities.
    • Document process modifications and ensure change management procedures are followed.
    • Provide regular updates on project status, improvement initiatives, and operational performance.
    Qualifications
    Required
    • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
    • 6-8 years of process engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
    • Experience supporting production operations and implementing process improvements.
    • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
    • Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple functions.
    • Proficiency with manufacturing data systems and process analysis tools.
    Preferred
    • Experience in automotive body assembly, body shop operations, or vehicle manufacturing environments.
    • Knowledge of welding, joining, dimensional control, and body structure manufacturing processes.
    • Experience leading production changes and process optimization projects in a high-volume manufacturing setting.
    Key Competencies
    • Process Optimization
    • Continuous Improvement
    • Root Cause Analysis
    • Lean Manufacturing
    • Six Sigma Methodologies
    • Production Support
    • Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • Problem Solving
    • Change Management
    • Safety Leadership
    • Data Analysis
    This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in driving manufacturing excellence by improving process performance, supporting production operations, and delivering high-quality products in a collaborative team environment.

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWarsaw, IN

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Automotive Assemblyunmatched
    • Body Shopunmatched
    • Capacity Analysisunmatched
    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Engineeringunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
    • Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
    • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
    • Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
    • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
    • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Operations Processesunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Procedure Developmentunmatched
    • Process Analysisunmatched
    • Process Control Engineeringunmatched
    • Process Engineeringunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Production Controlunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • Production Systemsunmatched
    • Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Safety Complianceunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Six Sigmaunmatched
    • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
    • Systems Analysisunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Weldingunmatched

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