Process Engineer

With 80 years of history, Tigre is a Brazilian multinational company with a strong global presence, a leader in solutions for civil construction. The company offers a broad product portfolio that grows each year.

We are driven by taking care of the water to transform people's quality of life. We are the company that takes the experience with water beyond the construction site, by offering the best solutions available.

The Tigre Group is present in the following segments: plumbing, electrical, drainage, bathroom accessories, infrastructure, industrial, irrigation, painting tools, sanitary faucets, and treatment solutions for water and effluents.

Summary

Responsible for building and implementing process standards for the manufacturing area in our plastic injection process. Create and consolidate KPI's for plant areas, understand GAP's and assist in building plans for improvement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Identify and Capture Efficiency Improvements:
• Find opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Plan and execute projects to capture gains from identified opportunities
• Development and Budgeting of Equipment:
• Develop and budget devices, benches, and movement means.
• Focus on optimizing resource use (labor and cost) and creating efficient production flow.
• implementation and Monitoring:
• Implement and track productivity improvement projects using Lean Manufacturing or other indicated methodologies.
• Participate in the critical analysis and formulation of the annual investment plan for operational units.
• Improvement Projects:
• Develop and implement projects to improve manufacturing processes and products.
• Reduce costs and optimize resources through critical analysis and action planning.
•  Size and quantify the workforce at operational centers during project analysis.
• Build and validate master production data.
• Ensure data accuracy in the SAP system.
• Responsible for preparing presentations according to Project tools and having good skills when presenting to approval committees.

Position Specifications and Requirements

• Academic education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical, Mechanical, Materials, Plastic or Industrial (desirable).
• Skills: Advanced Excel, Power point, SAP, Power BI.
• Experience: Proven experience in plastic injection molding process, molds, machines and conceptions. DOE, FMEA, fishbone tools. 

We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and an outstanding benefits program that features: Paid Time Off 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage Life Insurance (Self and Spouse/Children) STD and LTD Insurance Other benefits.

Tigre USA maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in all employment practices and decisions, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.   This applies to both Tigre USA employees and applicants for employment with the Company.