Process Engineer, Charter Manufacturing (WI)

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Job title: Process Engineer

Where: Milwaukee, WI

Post date: Oct. 1, 2025

Description of the role:

1. Process Engineering Support: Monitors cold heading and stamping all operations to ensure adherence to control plans, validates SPC/MSA data, supports process improvement, and assists in new process development.

  • Owns and monitors process compliance with PFMEAs and Control Plans

  • Analyze SPC trends and MSA data to ensure process control

  • Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements

  • Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement projects

  • Support the development of new manufacturing processes

2. Manufacturing Engineering Support: Drives equipment and layout improvements, leads machine design, tracks tooling lifecycle, and leads continuous improvement in productivity and uptime.

  • Design and modify manufacturing equipment and layouts

  • Track tooling usage, wear, and replacement

  • Lead OEE and downtime reduction efforts

  • Implement Lean initiatives (5S, SMED, visual workspaces)

3. Project Engineering Support: Responsible for the design of equipment and manufacturing processes and components to meet plant requirements including project management, CAD drawings, reliable function, data collection, and project close-out. Projects range from new capital equipment to small redesigns on existing systems.

  • Reverse engineering and redesign activity for existing equipment.

  • Perform reliability engineering including predictive and preventative maintenance.

  • Purchase, organize, and develop project feasibility studies, based on product concepts encompassing basic engineering disciplines.

  • Develop project estimates and financial proposals and prepare and present reports during and after the project close-out.

  • Manage projects from intake through commissioning, contract review, and close-out.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree.

  • Minimum three years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.

  • Knowledge and experience with lean manufacturing and problem-solving techniques including Kaizen, 5S and 6σ.

  • Technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, layout, assembly, and production equipment.

  • Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), PFMEA, process control plans, process flow diagrams, and part routings.

  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

  • Basic 3D CAD software skills.

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