Industrial Process Engineer at Clemens Food Group in Hatfield, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

OVERVIEW

Build your career. Challenge the process. Collaborate & Engage.

Build your career with Clemens Food Group and be a part of an exciting, collaborative, team environment.

At Clemens Food Group, we want you to constructively challenge and have your ideas heard. We are looking for diverse individuals who push the limits and think outside the box!

Clemens Food Group realizes that our team members are the key to our success. Come be a part of our team and see your ideas in action!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Asset Utilization

Develop tools to analyze maximize capacity

Leverage capacity tools to facilitate decision making; identify, recommend and communicate potential solutions

Investigate capacity concerns related to increased sales

Facilitate engineering process change request

Capital justification, return on investment reviews for new processes or equipment

Drive improvement in VA and Fresh margins, absorptions (things driving overhead) - be able to identify inputs driving variances (Yield, Labor)

Lead "Process Change" utilization

Quality/Cost Improvements (Create value of $500k of savings per year)

Make recommendation for portfolio optimization

Support sales initiatives as engineer on new product develop teams

Review and approve area changes including product specification, equipment/process and new products.

Lead cross functional teams for timely resolution of tactical and strategical issues.

Collaborate with Supply Chain team on implementing system improvements

Act as area technical resource to optimize and improve operations performance as related to our kpi's and products

Apply advanced trouble shooting skills utilizing root cause analysis for quality, breakdowns, and process deviations

Implements methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities including restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, technology and purchase of equipment.

Strong Communicator during change management.

Identify and challenge Operations labor trends for opportunities for improvement i.e. Overtime leading to additional shifts or creative scheduling improvements

Establish relationship with key vendors to leverage and apply their key knowledge and expertise.

Utilize lean manufacturing tools, SPC/Analytics, Kaizen Events, Line Balancing, value stream mapping to drive the development and implementation of cost and quality improvement projects for the plant

Six Sigma green belt certified (or similar)

Provide CI tools training to operations supervisors

Standards Maintenance

Perform standard audit for assigned process area on a yearly basis.

Perform the following studies to develop standards for process changes, new opportunity or product specification changes.

* Time studies for labor standards

* Yield and material standards

* Packaging Standard for film and ingredients

Create and maintain SOP's for IE functions

Perform indirect and PF&D labor analysis

Maintain central location of all IE related information pertaining to inputs of labor utilization

Participate in new item development process - ownership of costing development & minimum pricing expectations, spec optimization recommendations (i.e. trim levels, pump levels, packaging)

Creation and maintenance of performance management tools(DSC, Hourly Production)

Maintain standard crewing for the supply chain

Provide oversight of PE1 standards changes (review and approve)

Team CFG

Staying current with IE best practices and recommend opportunities for implementation

Support safety performance

Participate in CFG sponsored personal development programs

Support company wide initiatives

Participate weekly activity tracking meeting

QUALIFICATIONS

Position Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) is required

Experience in Industrial Engineering, Continuous Improvement, or Analytical role

Strong MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills (proficiency in MS Access a plus)

Strong project management skills

MINDSET- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER: Brings solutions instead of problems. CONSTRUCTIVE CHALLENGER- challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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