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Job Description
Join a team that supports some of the most exciting industries on the planet—aerospace and space exploration—by keeping our legacy facility running at peak performance. We’re seeking a Facilities/Industrial Engineer who’s ready to be hands-on with our infrastructure, tackle real-world challenges, and drive improvements that directly impact our ability to serve our global customers.
Arconic is seeking a Process Engineer to join our Aluminum Casting business unit in Lafayette, IN.
Responsibilities
The primary purpose of this role is to be responsible for capital improvements and assisting with production uptime.
Essential Functions: The Process Engineer within AEX requires technical and interpersonal skills essential to teamwork. Major duties include but are not limited to:
- Translate customer and industry standards into a process design, Control Plans, FMEA, and production work instructions, and ensure accurate execution. Measure initial success and monitor ongoing results in process management to continually improve our products and processes.
- Troubleshoot, design and execution of experiments to develop processes and products.
- Support involves using Metallurgy/Material Science experience and classroom knowledge to develop improvement plans for the process to ensure customer satisfaction and drive cost reduction.
- Determining impact and process control for equipment and operations that affect product quality
- Daily duties are performed in a “hands on” environment and include, but are not limited to, providing on-call response to implement reaction plans, and restore flow, as well as developing and implementing root cause solutions to prevent problem recurrence.
- Providing day-to-day technical advice, problem solving and support to operations and maintenance by applying quality systems and engineering principles, ABS and reliability tools to drive problems to root cause.
- Initiating and/or implementing improvement projects to eliminate safety and quality concerns, reducing cost, and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Provide input to improve uptime and equipment reliability, and adherence to regulatory and Arconic EHS requirements.
- Working closely with production, quality, engineering, and maintenance to upgrade existing equipment, perform repairs, and install new machinery.
- Applying root cause problem solving (troubleshooting) techniques to find and eliminate sources of recurring equipment failures through creative, cost-effective solutions.
- Developing and maintaining technical documentation for new and existing processes and procedures in the assigned work area.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, from an accredited institution.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in billet and slab casting, aluminum melting, and processing.
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Qualified candidate must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the relevant government agency. Business demands may require employer to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology,
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Degree
- 2 years’ experience as a Process Engineer in an aluminum downstream manufacturing environment.
- Quality system experience (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ANSI, ISO14001).
- Lean manufacturing experience.
- Experience with heat treatment / annealing processes.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
- Effective quality problem solving skills to the root cause and the ability to drive continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply quality systems, basic statistical techniques, metrology, inspection and test methods.
- Capable and effective at being able to communicate the principles of quality systems, process management and statistical tools in a user-friendly manner to manufacturing personnel.
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Statistical Data analysis packages such as Minitab, Spotfire)
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About Us
Arconic Corporation is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial and building and construction markets. Building on more than a century of innovation, Arconic helps to transform the way we fly, drive, and build.
We live our core values and commit to delivering sustainable value to our customers, our employees, our communities and our stakeholders.
At Arconic, we:
Act With Integrity : We lead with respect, honesty, transparency and accountability.
Safeguard our Future : We protect and improve the health and safety of our employees, communities and environment.
Grow Stronger Together : We cultivate an inclusive and diverse culture that advocates for equity.
Earn Customer Loyalty : We build customer partnerships through best-in-class products and service.
Drive Operational Excellence : We pursue continuous improvement through innovation, agility, people development and collaboration.
Create Value : We achieve success by generating and growing value for our stakeholders.
This position is subject to Export Control Law: This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Authorizations from the relevant government agency may be required to meet export control compliance requirements.
United States EEO Statement: Arconic Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We take action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
Lafayette Operations in Lafayette, IN is located approximately 60 miles from the state's capital, Indianapolis and is the home to Purdue University. Our Lafayette location has been continuously running in Lafayette community since 1938. We are an Aluminum Extrusions plant for Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial and Defense facility.
