Process Technician-2nd Shift

Role details

The Process Technician serves as the primary technical resource during off shift and is responsible for monitoring and improving the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to production teams during off-shift operations.
• Troubleshoot process, equipment, and product quality issues to minimize downtime.
• Monitors critical process parameters and ensure compliance with established process standards.
• Lead process adjustments and optimization efforts to improve throughput, yield, and product consistency.
• Support start-ups, shutdowns, changeovers, and new product introductions.
• Investigate process deviations, scrap generation, and customer quality concerns.
• Work with Maintenance to diagnose and resolve equipment-related process issues.
• Support implementation and sustainment of Lean Manufacturing and 5S initatives.
• Collect and analyze production data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Coordinate production priorities with Shift Supervisors and Operations leadership.
• Support achievement of plant KPIs including OEE, downtime, yield, throughput, and on-time delivery.
• Maintain safe work practices and promote compliance with all company safety.
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned, or apparent.

Skills and Abilities

• Must be hands-on with the ability and willingness to work under tight deadlines.
• Must have a positive attitude and possess excellent communication and organization skills.
• Must show mechanical aptitude and be detail oriented.
• Must be dependable with strong work ethic.
• Must be able to work well with others.
• Must be able to work with computers or related electronic tools.
• Must demonstrate strong safety awareness and follow through.
• Effectively manages time; gives balanced attention to appropriate long-term and short-term priorities.
• Must have the ability to prioritize, plan, and execute duties with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to periodically work all shifts, if/when needed.
• Attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

.Education and Experience

• High school diploma; AA degree in process engineering or related preferred.
• 3+ years of experience related experience preferred.
• Good computer skills desired.
• Understanding of the CIMPRO system is desired.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Contacts: Internal – Continuously (67 - 100%) External – Occasionally (< 33%)

Contacts involve giving or exchanging information of a limited controversial nature.

Regularly

• Communicates via phone, email, in person
• Required to sit, walk, stand for prolonged periods of time
• Required to reach with arms and hands.

Frequently

• Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Talk and hear to coordinate day-to-day in person transactions.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. of materials.

Occasionally

• Position may require travel.
• Operates a computer and other office equipment such as a copy machine and printer.

Standard production environment. The noise level is usually moderate due to production equipment.

Specific vision abilities required, including close vision.

RTP Company, headquartered in Winona, Minnesota, is a global compounder of custom engineered thermoplastics. The company has over 20 manufacturing plants located in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Singapore and China. RTP Company’s engineers develop customized thermoplastic compounds in over 60 different engineering resin systems for applications requiring color, conductive, elastomeric, flame retardant, high temperature, structural, and wear-resistant properties.

*EOE, including disability/vets; All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.*