Process Engineer

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

One of the pillars of our North American division is spread across four different sites in Mexico where a blend of manufacturing and fabrication occurs. At each location we pride ourselves on exemplary safety and employee-first standards, as we pioneer production processes to be best in class. It is our focus on quality and growth that makes us an employer of choice and helps us maintain our culture of excellence.

Position Overview

The Process Engineer ensures that all assigned processes have standard work procedures that guarantee:

• The safety of employees

• The quality of products

• High efficiency of processes

• Productive capacity that meets delivery schedules

Location: Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 6 am to 4 pm

What you'll do

• Guide projects, tasks and design direction by identifying areas of opportunity through process engineering principles to help the team establish proper decisions.

• Demonstrate independent judgment to determine adaptations in methods for non-routine aspects of assignments.

• Coordinate multiple small to medium (size, scope, complexity) projects concurrently.

• Assign project tasks and coordinates completion within project team.

• Perform safety process walks and implement effective countermeasures to identify risks, ensuring zero accidents due to process issues.

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to achieve process target efficiencies.

• Develop and maintain standard work procedures to achieve targeted efficiency, including packaging.

• Define and maintain cycle times for each operation and document them monthly.

• Support Level 1 (LV1) process performance and document results (headcount, cycle times, rates, efficiencies, scrap %, rework %, etc.).

• Support flawless implementation of processes for new launches, passing LV1 with no major issues.

• Develop and maintain Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEAs) for each process and lead multidisciplinary teams in reviews to prevent poor quality costs.

• Conduct weekly process/Gemba walks to ensure compliance with standard work and guidelines, identify opportunities and issues, document findings, and implement effective countermeasures.

• Validate and approve packaging design, specifications, and appearance for new packaging or equipment/tooling, in collaboration with the Packaging Center of Excellence (CoE).

• Lead and track Engineering Change Notice (ECN) implementation on time and within budget.

• Lead and perform packaging trials and tests in collaboration with the Packaging CoE.

• Participate in defining optimal layouts and process flows for new equipment, tooling, or processes, including packaging, in collaboration with the Industrial Engineering (IE) CoE.

• Lead productive capacity studies and validation for current or new processes.

• Support the development and implementation of best practice projects, LV2 events for new launches, special projects, and automation projects as needed.

• Remove any roadblocks preventing processes from achieving operational metrics.

• Communicate potential risks or major issues to the Engineering Site Lead.

Who you are

• Engineering degree or equivalent

• At least 3 years’ experience in process engineering required, 5 years’ experience preferred

• At least 1 year of experience in a leadership role in the manufacturing industry

• At least 1 year of experience in project management

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Effective communication skills at all levels

• Proficient planning and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently

• Results-oriented

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

• High attention to detail

• Willingness to travel (20%+) Valid Visa is preferred.

What's in it for you

• Competitive compensation package including annual bonus

• Generous benefits package including major medical expenses and life insurance

• Vacation days

• Vacation premium

• Christmas bonus

• Food vouchers and cafeteria service

• Savings fund

• Career developmental opportunities

• A company culture that prioritizes internal development

Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate’s education, experience, skills and potential.

Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.

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