City Brewing Company
Process Engineer
City Brewing Company, Irwindale, CA, United States
City Brewing Company - Who We Are
With our roots in La Crosse, WI, we are proud to be North America's largest co-packager of alcoholic beverages with four locations across the United States. Through our focuses on Safety throughout our facilities, Quality of products produced for our customers, Communication at all levels, Growth of not just our locations but also of our employees in their careers, and Performance with our ability to meet deadlines and goals for ourselves and our customers, we pride ourselves on the brand we have created and continue to grow.
Job Summary
The Process Engineer is responsible for building the technical capability of the Operations Teams. This individual will work to drive out losses through a daily process that is data driven and focused on root cause resolution. In addition, the Process Engineer will be responsible for developing and educating the teams on Centerlines, CIL's, and the Changeover Management Process. They will own the data integrity of the line monitoring system and will be key in collecting/consolidating data in a reasonable format to drive decisions for the line team. A majority of the Process Engineer's day will be spent on the production floor working with the teams to build their technical mastery of the system. The Process Engineer will also build knowledge of the Supervisor's work and be able to cover production when necessary.
Shift Information: Primarily day shift with the expectation to be flexible to support a 24/7 operation.
Duties and Responsibilities
City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
With our roots in La Crosse, WI, we are proud to be North America's largest co-packager of alcoholic beverages with four locations across the United States. Through our focuses on Safety throughout our facilities, Quality of products produced for our customers, Communication at all levels, Growth of not just our locations but also of our employees in their careers, and Performance with our ability to meet deadlines and goals for ourselves and our customers, we pride ourselves on the brand we have created and continue to grow.
Job Summary
The Process Engineer is responsible for building the technical capability of the Operations Teams. This individual will work to drive out losses through a daily process that is data driven and focused on root cause resolution. In addition, the Process Engineer will be responsible for developing and educating the teams on Centerlines, CIL's, and the Changeover Management Process. They will own the data integrity of the line monitoring system and will be key in collecting/consolidating data in a reasonable format to drive decisions for the line team. A majority of the Process Engineer's day will be spent on the production floor working with the teams to build their technical mastery of the system. The Process Engineer will also build knowledge of the Supervisor's work and be able to cover production when necessary.
Shift Information: Primarily day shift with the expectation to be flexible to support a 24/7 operation.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads Centerline (CL) & CIL Management for the lines
- Develop Centerline & CIL Targets for equipment
- Train team members on how to verify CL/CIL targets and how to react when out of limits
- Investigating, validating, and updating new CL/CIL Standards to eliminate losses
- Ownership of the Changeover Management for the line
- Develops and documents changeover procedures and standards
- Trains Maintenance and Operations Teams on use of changeover standards and validates adherence to standards
- Performs data analysis and tracking for changeover time and for return to normal time
- Leads portions of the Daily, Weekly, and Month Direction Setting Meetings
- Daily reporting of top stops and KPI's
- Daily, weekly, monthly loss tree development and analysis
- Supports development and execution of the plan for the day
- Develops 90 day plan and tracks progress
- Owns the data integrity of the line monitoring systems
- Builds capability of the line team to understand losses through data
- Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
- Leads root cause problem solving efforts to eliminate losses
- Builds the capability of the teams technical troubleshooting
- Works with Asset Care team to drive the Break Down Elimination Process and improve Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
- Validate / report production counts and line efficiencies
- Audit and verify adherence to rated equipment speed
- Understand and teach basic line flow principles to Operations and Maintenance Teams
- Serve as relief supervisor as needed
- Assist Packaging Department with special project work
- Demonstrate skills in leadership, problem solving, coaching, and training
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Internet, Outlook, SharePoint)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with co-workers, vendors, and customers
- Effective analytical, administrative, and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Must be available for overtime as needed
- College graduate with a Bachelor's Degree, Engineering preferred or equivalent manufacturing experience.
- Knowledge and use of Statistical Tools
- Demonstrated motivation and ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task under continuously changing business priorities
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement is a plus
- Strong Mathematical/Analytical skills
City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.