Forming Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Business Need/Purpose of the Role: Ensure production & changeovers, and optimize performance results (i.e safety, quality and output) on several state-of-the-art manufacturing IS machines, from feeder to lehr exit.

Key Responsibilities and Specific Accountabilities: (results this role is expected to accomplish)

• Get involved and supervise all product changeovers so to bring help and expertise to maximize quality and ramp-up performance.
• Optimize production with :
• Tracking of operating standards on key manufacturing parameters: forehearth temperature regulation and feeder mechanisms (gob shape), IS Timer settings, equipments moves, lehr infeed setting, hot end surface treatment
• Tracking quality and performance losses and making immediate necessary steps for improvement.
• Provides hands-on support with a technical bias for problem solving.
• Should be able to interpret defects & provide solutions to avoid all kinds of defects during production.
• Act as a coordinator between the IS Maintenance team and the Hot End Team during job changes.
• Should be able to provide the production output report whenever required.
• Ensure strict respect of safety standards by colleagues. Know and is able to comment and train for any of them.
• Supervise IS operators & Hot End Engineer, especially concerning hot end quality checks. Ensure awareness of specifications form for each manufactured article on shift, and perform random checks by himself to prevent excesses.
• Ensure finished products top level quality through efficient communication with cold end sorters whenever machine events create defects. Strictly respects quality defined procedures.
• Leads necessary operations whenever defects are detected both in hot or cold end. Ensure action efficiency and tracability through control and written reporting with defined tools (sheets, New Qualiglass software)
• Devise and conduct training programs for all hot end staff.
• Maintain and develop high communication standards with cold end, Mould Shop, IS Maintenance and Batch & Furnace.
• Get involved in production management routines: be able to explain past and coming events, know results and required actions and priorities, and be able to propose and perform solutions.
• Ensure that standard set-up check list is available.
• Agree on doing all other tasks that may be required for plant efficient operation.

Preferred candidate profile

• Significant IS Machine background (> 5 yrs) in a hands-on highly qualified position. All types of processes will be considered (blow and blow preferable, but press and blow machines concerned as well). State-of-the-art machines equipped and high quality proven policy industry would be considered as a key advantage
• Technical knowledge of thermal, hydraulics,pneumatics and mechanics.
• English spoken, understood, and written.
• Familiar with IT tools.
• Analytical skills.
• Safety and quality orientation, teamwork abilities.
• Leadership skills required for supervision positions.