Product Engineer Team Lead

CPP- Eastlake

• Weekly Pay for Hourly Employees
• Comprehensive Benefit Plans
• Quarterly Bonus Opportunity
• 401k with Company Match
• Emphasis on Employee Engagement
• Paid Holidays and Vacation Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Opportunities for Advancement

• Leadership role in resolving cross-functional problems on cross-functional teams.
• Work cooperatively in a team environment to develop and enhance robust manufacturing processes and tooling to support the company’s growth in the aerospace and industrial investment casting markets.
• Develop, maintain, and teach “best practice” investment casting procedures and practices to satisfy CPP business objectives.
• Using a standardized approach, identify problems, generate alternatives, and implement solutions that affect the product's yield, rework, and overall quality.
• Support/Direct the construction of dies (shrink factor analysis), gages, and support tooling needed to produce and inspect ceramic cores, wax patterns, and castings.
• Identify and improve product-related yields (dimensional, core break, #rework cycles, etc.) using various data analysis techniques (statistical, mathematical, DOE, 6 Sigma, etc.) to uncover variables in the process.
• Interface with tooling vendors and CPP Purchasing to produce a quality tool/die at a competitive price.
• Control the dimensional quality of castings to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Develop internal job instructions.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement new process technologies to improve manufacturing and product capabilities.
• Document work procedures and processes.
• Work closely with other departments to ensure organizational objectives are met.
• Routinely audit production lots for adherence to established techniques and to ensure the repeatability of the results.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating professionally.
• Improve labor utilization and reduce cost.
• Communicate with tooling suppliers, core suppliers, and customers to meet product needs.
• Manage the Scrap Team(s) for dimensionally related items (dimensional, core break, core related, etc.).
• Mentorship and training of engineering personnel to support business growth and development.
• Develop and verify best practice utilization within the department.
• Develop new and improved systems to maintain process control of all Product Engineering aspects.

• Education: BS in Engineering or related technical field
• Experience: 8+ years’ experience in mechanical or product engineering in the investment casting industry. Increasing levels of responsibility.
• Certifications/Licenses: None
• Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of DS/SX (Directionally Solidified / Single Crystal) & Equiaxed casting process, shell parameters, and dimensional impact. Knowledge of statistics. Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles. Strong working knowledge of GD&T. Ability to interpret customer specifications relative to establishing internal written NDT specifications. Excellent analytical skills. Excellent communication skills. Strong PC skills. Strong program management skills. Skills using NX/UG, SolidWorks, GOM, Minitab, and Microsoft Suite. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and documentation skills. Ability to interpret customer drawings and models. Good written communication skills. Professionalism. Innovative thinking. Team orientation. Assertive. Energetic. Self-starter. Sense of urgency.
  

• Working Environment: Office Environment. Occasional work is required on weekends.
• Physical Demands: Sitting or standing for extended periods, lifting up to 20 lbs., and using a computer screen for extended periods.
• Travel Requirements: 10%
• Required PPE: Check for required PPE in areas where you may be working.
• Safety Glasses: Needed in all areas of the plant.
• Steel Toed Shoes: Needed in all areas of the plant.

This is a full time position