- Provide technical knowledge to continuous improvement efforts
- Assist in the identification of new materials, methods, and tools
- Develop understanding of production processes
- Support the execution of studies to stabilize, characterize, and optimize key process parameters.
- Assist in the maintenance and support of all Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Quality Control (SQC) tools.
- Support Manufacturing in efforts to troubleshoot the manufacturing processes on a daily basis.
- Assist Manufacturing in the training of operators, technicians, and supervisors as needed.
- Work with EHS as needed to ensure that equipment and processes comply with applicable codes and regulations.
- Provide process performance input during the specification of new capital equipment.
- Provide input as to the process control requirements for new capital equipment.
- Provide technical support during the commissioning and debugging of new equipment.
- Work with maintenance and Manufacturing to define appropriate spare parts inventories and PM schedules.
- Work with R&D to ensure process specifications, procedures, and controls related to new products are well documented and communicated before launch.
- Provide day-to-day guidance and direction to Process Area Technicians and Engineering Technicians.
- Assist with the training and mentoring of engineering technicians.
- Report to Department Manager