Process Engineer

Role Details

Site

SKF

Job Title

Production Executive

Salary Garde

M3

Team

Technical

Area

Process Engineering

Direct Repartees

Shift Trainees

Reporting To

Head- Process Engineering

Role Purpose: The Process Engineer plays a critical role in driving operational excellence by designing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing and production processes. This role ensures that processes are efficient, cost-effective, and compliant with safety and quality standards. The Process Engineer collaborates cross-functionally with production, quality, maintenance, and R&D teams to identify improvement opportunities, troubleshoot issues, and support the introduction of new technologies and products. The ultimate goal is to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that align with the organizations strategic objectives.

Work Area

Key Activities / Accountabilities

Process Technology

Key Activities:

• Compliance for company code of conduct, ethics, policies.
• Demonstrate & compliance to Environmental, health & Safety standards in shop floor (HIRA, OCP, EHS objectives, SHEILD initiative activities).
• Demonstrate & compliance to Quality Management systems such as ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, AAR standards & Customer specific requirements in the shop floor in total.
• Actions plan for improvement of department key performance indicator.
• Attending Risk assessment activities such as PFMEA- CFT meetings
• Plan and Achieve Daily delivery value in line with the company targets.
• Resource planning such as Manpower shift planning, Finishing Process material planning.
• Initiating cost reduction projects such as Down town reduction, SLR reduction, Resetting loss reduction, manpower optimization projects, Safety compliance projects, material consumption optimization projects
• Productivity Index & OEE improvement Process
• Execute contingency plan wrt delivery & key bottle neck process.
• Practice Business excellence activities – SKF Production system - such as 5S, Autonomous Maintenance, lean, SPL, Kanban & kaizen activities
• Daily shop floor activities review, OEE review & initiate action plan
• Responsible for providing the on-the-Job training to MCO & Contract labour.
• Adherence to product safety in the relevant process & product.
• Able to Prepare work instructions in relevant functions.
• QMS documents & records maintenance & retention.
• Knowledge on various rubber materials, including FKM, NBR, HNBR, ACM, and AEM. Knowledge of their properties, handling, and performance is essential for successful manufacturing.
• Resolve/Troubleshoot issues in Molding Channel through Technical approach

Compliance & Safety

Compliance for company code of conduct, ethics, policies & statuary & legal requirements Demonstrate & compliance to Environmental, health & Safety standards in shop floor.Demonstrate & compliance to Quality Management systems such as ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, AAR standards & Customer specific requirements in the shop floor in total.

Daily Management per the SKF SPS Handbook

Resource Optimization

Support and actively participate in projects such as down time reduction, Cycle Time Optimization, Safety compliance projects, material consumption optimization projects

Quality Management

Adhere to quality control measures to ensure that product meet all relevant specifications and quality standards.

Ensure all requirement of Quality standards to be meet, be an all-time ready for Inspection and audits

Reports

Ensure real time data capture / Data Integrity

Prepare and share regular trial reports, shift reports, discussion MOM's

General Administration - Shop Floor

Attending Cross functional meeting.

Layered process audits in the shop floor.

Initiate disciplinary actions towards sabotage of safety & quality systems in the shop floor.

Resolve Conflict with inter department as well as with Employees.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders for seamless execution of manufacturing plans to meet customer timelines for delivery with right quality and quantity.

Person Specification

Technical/Professional Skills, Expertise and Qualifications

Knowledge/Skills:

1. Handling process, people & customers- Knowledge on PPAP

2. Subject Knowledge & expertise in Compression/Injection moulding

3. PFMEA & PFD knowledge

4. Business excellence knowledge such as minimum Six sigma green belt, 5S & TPM

Education:

B-Tech- Polymer Technology/Rubber Technology

Experience:

Minimum 2-3 Years of relevant experience

Other/Certification:

Any additional courses completed in Rubber field will be an added advantage

Critical to Quality Parameters

Measurement Criteria

B.E/B.Tech Rubber & Plastics Technology/ Rubber Technology/Polymer Technology

Minimum 5 -7 Years of relevant experience

• Rubber molding troubleshooting

• Rubber Mixing basics

• PMFEA & PFD

• Scrap/Rejection Reduction

Knowledge in Lean manufacturing, Six sigma, Rubber Mixing, Rubber Molding

Rubber Components Molding Industry