About this role
Combined Metals is a premier North American processor and distributor of specialty strip and wire built through 50 years of growth and acquisition. Combined Metals is the largest independent processor and distributor of specialty strip and wire in North America. With nine service centers, Combined Metals supports over 3,000 customers in the Aerospace, Defense, Nuclear, Medical, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Electrification, Automotive, and Consumer industries. Decades of quality and reliability have made Combined Metals™ a chosen source in performance applications.
Responsibilities:
• Standardize best practices and implement systemic changes to processes and equipment to improve operational success rate.
• Troubleshoot and make corrections to machinery or operation settings to correct for material defects being introduced during processing and post-processing.
• Work with Process Engineers to provide feedback from the floor to drive process improvement through lowering costs, processing time, improving communication, product movement, available tools, etc.
• Investigate problems in production identify Root Causes and implement Corrective Actions.
• Tackle systemic problems in production and be able to investigate or propose creative solutions to fix problems.
• Maintain the Continuous Improvement Program and manage project ideas to resolution.
• Collect, analyze, summarize, and present production and process data to management.
• Use software tools to identify trends in data.
• Work with Maintenance to implement PMs to support Production Success.
• Create or modify work instructions in MS Word/Excel.
• Implement Lean/6-Sigma improvements in production.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, and Production regarding tooling life and design to ensure effective and efficient production.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience in process and production engineering.
• Knowledge of quality control systems.
• Familiarity with safety regulations.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Manufacturing Engineering preferred.