Job Description

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The Senior Process Engineer, under the direction of the designated Plant Manager, will use established procedures, provide engineering leadership and guidance in the areas of process control, troubleshooting, cost (yield and labor efficiency) improvement, product quality improvement, cycle time reduction, and product and process development. Additional responsibilities will be investigation and proposal of new production equipment, procedures, and methods to automate, improve and/or scale-up existing processes. The Senior Process Engineer will work with operators, engineering, maintenance, quality, management, R&D, and production planning to accomplish these tasks.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Comply with, support, and provide limited technical input to all EH&S and quality programs, trainings, and policies while operating in a safe, honest, and ethical manner

• Oversee and direct work of process engineer and technical staff

• Utilize statistical process control methodologies, oversee the manufacture of quality product by implementing and maintaining process control systems and standard operating procedures

• Determine critical process metrics, monitor them on a regular basis, and provide direction in the collection and interpretation of metric data

• Provide leadership and support for project teams to troubleshoot process issues and achieve continuous improvements in areas such as safety, quality, throughput, cost, and/or machine reliability

• Maintain open and frequent communications with operators and other engineers about equipment status and collaborate on improvement initiatives

• Lead and collaborate with other engineers for complaint resolution activities including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions for any complaints for the assigned area. When applicable, implement corrective and preventative actions

• Provide manufacturing capability information and improvement opportunities to product management teams to improve product margins

• Lead and coordinate efforts to identify, prioritize, and determine business impact of strategic and tactical process improvement initiatives

• Act as technical liaison for customers

• Possess in-depth knowledge of processing equipment and provide direction for equipment breakdowns and slowdowns to ensure product quality and throughput are maintained

• Work with and provide technical input to Product Development (R&D) to follow the New Product Development process in implementing the manufacturing related sections such as bills of material, process router steps, work instructions and standard operating procedures, and key process variable monitoring, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors’ degree in engineering or equivalent (Materials, Metallurgical, Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline); advanced degree is a plus

• Green Belt or Black Belt experience preferred

• A minimum of 5 - 8 years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing setting

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience leading and managing process engineers

• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead technical teams

• Ability to manage multiple complex assignments / projects

• Strong written and presentation skills

• Willingness and eagerness to learn, receive, and provide coaching.

• Demonstrated history of operating with sense of urgency and accountability

• Minimal travel may be required based on business need

• Proven record of working with strategic business teams to support top and / or bottom-line growth preferred

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The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

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