Senior Process Engineer

One of the top faucet brand in North America, it offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets, showerheads, accessories, bath safety products and kitchen sinks for residential and commercial applications each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation, useful features, and lasting value.Job Description Senior Process Engineer who will be the liaison between our Global Platforms Product Development group and the New Bern plant for assembly evolution and implementation.Responsibilities: Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with the Global Platforms team to lead evolution/change of current assembly process technology to implement assembly solutions that support global platform initiatives.Lead development of core assembly process competency determination and evaluation criteria. Support the development of a 3-5 year technology development plan.Benchmark similar industries and technologies. Identify Best Practices, areas for improvement, and develop corresponding response plans.Lead Continuous Improvement Events in the manufacturing facilities to implement equipment and process changes.Act as the intermediary between global platforms and the New Bern assembly plant for Design for Assembly (DFA) and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) activity.Participate in Product Design reviews and represent Assembly Process Engineering.Ensure predetermined budgets and timing schedules are met by coordinating activities between global platforms and the New Bern assembly plant.Govern capital requests for platforms projects. Support business case development and ensure accurate capacity analyses.Assist and approve cost savings projections.Develop and implement procedures and documentation that support the release of machinery and equipment, and train affected site personnel.Serve as the primary assembly facility representative for new platforms equipment (i.e. vendor selection, design, build, approval, testing requirements, and installation processes).Specify requirements for equipment containment and project team release.Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.Minimum of 5 years of experience working in high volume production assembly (manual and automated); prior supervisory experience is a plus.Experience in development, validation, and process optimization of significant capital projects.Exposure to techniques in change management preferred.Proficient in MS Office Suite, MS Project, ERP systems, MES systems, AutoCAD and/or Pro-E.Proven training and experience in a lean manufacturing environment.Versed in standard Industrial and Systems Engineering tools for the quantification and evaluation of labor and the associated costs.Knowledge and understanding of part prints and equipment layouts.Demonstrated troubleshooting and problem solving solutions through the use of formal problem solving discipline(s).Demonstrated mechanical aptitude with hands on experience.Must possess a business orientation and interactive skills to support the manufacturing team and function as a business partner.Demonstrated success handling multiple priorities and working in a fast paced environment.Must be collaborative and able to work in a team environment.Additional Information Excellent Relocation Benefits provided - Interested candidates send your resumes to or reach me at 888-738-5815 X 1206#J-18808-Ljbffr