Process Automation Engineer - Russellville, United States - Logan Aluminum

Description

Safety:
Safety is an underlying value that defines our culture and the way we do business at Logan Aluminum. Safety is a shared responsibility with every Logan employee being accountable for identifying and controlling exposures for themselves and others. Success requires every employee to follow safe work practices and procedures, recognize and react to exposures, speak up about safety issues, give and receive feedback with positive intent, and embrace continuous improvement in pursuit of an injury free workplace.

Education: Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's (4-year) degree in engineering or a related technical field. A degree in metallurgical/materials engineering is preferred. A background in industrial Automation also preferred.

Additional Information: Minimum qualifications include 3-5 years metal rolling experience.

Major Responsibilities:

Expectation is that the incumbent will:

• Possess experience in designing, monitoring, and optimizing Cold Rolling processes.
• Possess experience in applied statistical techniques, such as those typically incorporated into Green/Black Belt certification, or Certified Quality Engineer certification.
• Possess experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Specifically, through iba analyzer.

Necessary skills include:

• Experience with applied statistics and associated software tools,
• Experience with Logan Aluminum data collection, analysis, and SPC systems,
• Experience working with Siemens S7 and CFC programming,
• Experience troubleshooting Mill Gauge controllers and X-ray technologies
• General understanding of upstream Hot Rolling processes and downstream Finishing processes
• Experience with process vibration analysis and troubleshooting
• Experience in developing and facilitating training to cover a wide range of technical topics,
• Experience in facilitation of problem solving sessions,
• A passion for excellence, and attention to detail,
• A commitment to the ISO methodology of plan, do, check, act,
• The ability to communicate at all levels of the organization, and to represent Logan Aluminum to customers, suppliers, and other business associates,
• The ability to work with minimal supervision.

Position Accountabilities:

• Work within the Logan Team Concept.
• Establish cooperative relationships with Associates, customers, suppliers, and internal operating units.
• Maintain responsibility for improvements in gauge nominal, gauge bandwidth, and strip break performance.
• Monitor physical properties and other associated critical input and output variables for assigned product.
• Lead efforts to resolve defects that cross unit boundaries or are of an uncertain or complicated origin.
• Provide product development leadership regarding alloys and processing parameters to achieve desired results.
• Review product trials for processing suitability.
• Provide leadership in the use of statistical tools for process control and problem solving.
• Assist operating units in data analysis as requested.
• Assess planned process changes for impact on final product characteristics.
• Support the overall plant-wide effort for continuous improvement.
• Provide coaching and support to all levels of the organization for process control and improvement activities (e.g. project selection, execution of projects, training, strategic planning, etc.).
• Provide routine updates to the organization regarding process outputs.
• Assist the organization in identifying further quality and process improvement opportunities.
• Lead project teams to execute and successfully complete assigned projects as a part of a larger process control or improvement effort.
• Develop understanding of end customer processes, and how Logan products interact with those processes.

Essential Physical, Sensory, and Mental Requirements

• May sit 3, stand 3 and walk 2 hours daily,
• May stoop, climb, kneel, or use ladders and stairs daily,
• May lift up to, and sometimes more than, 50 lbs.
• Will use computer and telephone daily,
• Will work under a high level of time pressure,
• May work on unleveled, unstable slippery surfaces,
• Must possess good vision, hearing, and speaking ability,
• Must read, write, measure, draw conclusions, create methods, conduct research, develop plans, direct and evaluate others, and perform mathematical calculations.
• Will work indoors at a desk, daily,
• Chemicals, vibration, extreme heat and cold, dirt, fumes and noise are typical daily surroundings.