Engineering Process Technician - Metals/Plant 2 - 1st Shift

Lydech, Inc. designs and manufactures specialty engineered non-woven filtration media, advanced technical materials, industrial thermal insulating solutions, and thermal and acoustical barriers for heat abatement and sound dampening applications. Lydech serves a number of markets with the majority of products sold to original equipment manufacturers and tier-one suppliers. The company's ~3,200 employees serve customers via manufacturing operations and sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

Lydech is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Job Summary:

The Process Technician provides process support to all manufacturing lines and ensures discipline to all Critical Process Parameters and out of control scrap and downtime conditions. This role also enters and analysis data for machine set points and performance outputs

Duties and Responsibilities:

Adhere to all safety requirements and report all unsafe acts and conditions immediate to ensure the safety of all employees.

Focuses floor time on high scrap situations and downtime on blanking lines, stamping lines and assembly cells.

Conduct plant walks every 2 hours to review the production boards and CPPS

Check scrap bins (Red) for excess scrap conditions

Note and escalate high scrap and downtime conditions to the Engineering and Operations

Note scrap reasons and work with Process Engineer on Action plan for resolution

Ensures all CPPS parameters are running within the tolerance/spec limits and ensure processing is maintained and disciplined to our IATF procedure. React on out of tolerance/spec conditions to ensure CPPS integrity is maintained by investigating as to why it was out of tolerance/spec and notify Process Engineer with details and root cause. Help support and drive Equipment to Robust processes.

Ensures log is filled in properly and correct signatures are obtained and ensure 100% compliance (Gemba audit is measurable).

Focuses on building and maintaining critical cleaning processes in conjunction with and guidance of the Process Engineer. This will be a team effort to effective and efficient cleaning processes.

Lead by example and maintain a strong professional demeanor at all times and always possess a “Can do attitude”.

Attains proper and correct signatures to ensure 100% compliance (Gemba audit is measurable).

Understands the use of the Critical Process Parameter sheet (CPPS); Pays attention to its detail and

Understands the use of the Engineering Log; Pays attention to its detail and ensures log is filled in

Assist engineer solutions to achieve established goals above for all Equipment.

Assist Maintenance team when required.

Assist Process Engineer on all required initiatives.

Collect, analyze and report out on bi-weekly metrics on CPPS and OEE by operations line.

Maintain loggings and reporting of KPI standards.

Must be involved with TPM and Kaizen events as needed and selected by manager.

Perform 5-why for all downtime events over 4 hours on Equipment and partner with Maintenance.

Perform 5-why for all out of Upper Control Limit scrap events and will also be required to report out all 5-why’s to Engineering on scheduled cadence. Escalate to Team Lead any Medium Level Control Limit Scrap.

Support continuous improvement projects via documentation and data tracking.

Supports and provides resources to achieve uptime and OEE goals.

Work extended hours when required, including weekends.

Other duties as assigned

Required Experience, Education, Skills, and Abilities for Consideration as a Candidate:

High school diploma or GED Equivalent

5 years manufacturing experience

Strong computer proficiency (Microsoft Outlook, TEAMs, Excel & Word)

Experience using root-cause analysis techniques

Experience in collecting and organizing data to be presented and reviewed with others

Poses a solid understanding of manufacturing TPM related issues and activities

Poses a solid understanding of finished goods management and floor layouts to improve maximum floor efficiency

Preferred or Additional, Experience, Education, Skills and Abilities:

Preferred candidate will be engineering- minded and pursing a AS or BS level degree

Automotive manufacturing experience

Lean Manufacturing experience

Drive for Results

Creative Program Solving

Interpersonal Relationships

Communication

Accountability

Disclaimer: The statements included herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. The Company retains the right to add to or change the duties of this position at its discretion.

I. Physical Requirements of this Position

In an average workday, the employee primarily performs: (Check one)

A. How much on-the-job time is spent performing the following physical activities?

Physical Activity

Amount of Time

None

Less than 1/3

1/3 to 2/3

More than 2/3

Standing

Walking

Sitting

Use hands to finger, handle, or feel

Reach with hands and arms

Climb or balance

Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

Talk or hear

Taste or smell

Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 lbs. Maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as computers and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Repetitive motion of hand and finger movement to manually input data using a keyboard or to assemble parts may be required for up to eight hours a day. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Medium Work: Lifting 50 lbs. Maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of object weighing up to 25 lbs.

Modified Duty: This role can be modified to lift few/one part at a time making the lifting requirement no more than 5 lbs. routinely.

Heavy Work: Lifting 100 lbs. Maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of object weighing up to 50 lbs.

Visual Acuity Requirements of this position including color, depth perception and field of vision (Check one)

Close Vision: Clear vision at 20” or less.

Distance Vision: Clear vision at 20’ or more.

Peripheral Vision: Ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point.

Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.

Ability to Adjust Focus: Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

No special vision requirements.

C. Select the level of noise that is typical in the work environment for this job: (Check one)

Quiet conditions: (Examples: private office)

Moderate noise: (Examples: business office with computer printers, light traffic, test and clean room environments)

Loud noise: (Examples: normal manufacturing conditions, fork truck and maintenance departments)

Very loud noise: (Examples: jack hammer work and areas that exceed 85dB)

II. Work Environment

How much exposure to the following environmental conditions does this job require?

Environmental Conditions

Amount of Time

None

Less than 1/3

1/3 to 2/3

More than 2/3

Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)

Work near moving mechanical parts

Work in high, precarious places

Fumes or airborne particles

Toxic or caustic chemicals

Outdoor weather conditions

Extreme cold (non-weather)

Extreme heat (non-weather)

Risk of electrical shock

Work with explosives

Risk of radiation

Vibration

Work/job-related travel

Additional physical requirements and/or environmental conditions not mentioned above: None

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.