Job Description

Take the next step with an exciting and growing company

As the only fully integrated maker of premium quality wire, rope, and assemblies, Loos & Co holds a leading position in the global aerospace sector.

A division of the Central Wire (CWI) Group of Companies encompassing 12 locations in three countries, 750+ employees, and over six decades of excellence, Loos & Co solutions are found in mission critical flight control applications. Our precision-manufactured components are also used for defense, med tech, and heavy industry purposes around the world, in large part because of the people behind our products.

Do you have a strong work ethic? Take pride in a job well done? Are you passionate about contributing to individual and team, company and customer successes? If you’re interested in joining a dynamic work environment that offers opportunities to reach your full potential, we want to hear from you.

Process Engineer

Job Description

Job Title Process Engineering Base Salary Range

Industry Job Title Process Engineer II

Department Engineering / Operations Minimum $ 65,000

Classification Exempt – Learned Professional Midpoint $ 77,500

Career Level Professional Maximum $ 88,500

Grade P3 Target Bonus

Location Pomfret Center, CT or assigned Company location

Reports to Engineering Manager or Delegate

Scope

Develops, controls, and improves manufacturing processes to achieve safe, capable, repeatable, and cost-effective production.

Position Summary / Essential Function

Process Engineer develops, controls, and improves manufacturing processes to achieve safe, capable, repeatable, and cost-effective production. The essential function is to apply engineering and statistical methods to define process requirements, diagnose variation, validate changes, and sustain measurable performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical product design and detailing in support of department/ business objectives.
• Utilize computer-aided design and drafting equipment.
• Use knowledge of process, materials, and techniques to improve efficiency, safety, throughput, effectiveness, and costs.
• Observes processes in operations environment to identify and eliminate possible failure modes.
• It has active role in Failure Analysis procedure for evaluation of field failures.
• Define and maintain process flows, parameters, control plans, work instructions, routings, and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor capability, yield, scrap, rework, throughput, cycle time, downtime, and other critical process measures.
• Use structured problem solving and statistical analysis to identify causes of variation and performance loss.
• Plan and execute trials, validations, design of experiments, and process changes with documented risk review and results.
• Partner with Operations to establish standard work, training, process discipline, and visual controls.
• Work independently and within the Engineering Department while coordinating engineering activities with Sales, Planning, Quality, Production, and Supervisory personnel.
• Support new products, equipment, materials, and supplier changes from feasibility through production readiness.
• Lead or support PFMEA, control-plan, corrective-action, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Ensure approved changes are reflected in ERP, specifications, drawings, and controlled documents.
• Quantify expected and realized operational and financial benefits.
• Perform other related duties consistent with the role, grade, and business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, materials, or related engineering field. In lieu of a relevant Bachelor’s degree, 8 years of equivalent work experience.
• In addition to a Bachelor’s degree, two or more years of process engineering or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of statistical methods, process capability, root-cause analysis, and change control.
• Ability to work regularly on the manufacturing floor.
• Versatile and capable of handling multiple projects and priorities.

Key Competencies

• Process control
• Statistical problem solving
• Experimentation
• Standardization
• Change management
• Results orientation

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

The role operates in office and active manufacturing environments and may require frequent walking or standing on the production floor, observation of machinery and production activities, use of a computer and technical or measurement tools, and communication in areas where hearing protection or other personal protective equipment is required. The employee must comply with site safety rules and may occasionally need to bend, reach, climb stairs, or lift and carry work-related materials appropriate to the role. Reasonable accommodations will be considered in accordance with applicable law. This section identifies general requirements and must be validated for the assigned location and actual essential functions.

Benefits

Subject to the terms, eligibility requirements, and amendment provisions of the applicable plans and policies:

• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability

Pre-Employment Drug Testing

All applicants who are offered a position with the Company will be required to successfully complete a post-offer drug screening, where permitted by applicable law and in accordance with Company policy.

At-Will Employment

Employment with the Company is at will. Either the employee or the Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without cause or notice, subject to applicable law. Nothing in this job description creates a contract of employment or alters the at-will employment relationship.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance options
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Shift: 8-hour shift

Work Location: In person, Company does not provide relocation assistance.

Central Wire Group of Companies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Central Wire Group of Companies is a Drug-free workplace and pre-employment drug tests and background checks are required.