Process Engineer

Job description

Nexans brings energy to life through an extensive range of cables and cabling solutions that deliver increased performance for our customers worldwide. Nexans’ teams are committed to a partnership approach that supports customers in four main business areas: Power transmission and distribution (submarine and land), Energy resources (Oil & Gas, Mining and Renewables), Transportation (Road, Rail, Air, Sea) and Building (Commercial, Residential and Data Centers). Nexans’ strategy is founded on continuous innovation in products, solutions and services, employee development, customer training and the introduction of safe, low -environmental- impact industrial processes. In 2013, Nexans became the first cable player to create a Foundation to introduce sustained initiatives for access to energy for disadvantaged communities worldwide. We have an industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide, employing close to 26,000 people and generating sales in 2014 of nearly 6.4 billion euros. Nexans is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris, compartment A.

Country : Canada - Location : Weyburn, SK

Function : Technical

Contract Type : Permanent Full Time

Function : Engineering

Country : Canada

Location : Weyburn

Reports to : Engineering & Maintance Manager



Purpose:

· Maintain and improve production processes by evaluating, testing and resolving product line issues
· Ensure overall efficiency and produce quality products in a cost effective and safe manner
· Actively participate in safety initiatives, and be proactive in identifying safety hazard in process areas, and implement corrections.

Areas of responsibility:

· Ensures that safe proper manufacturing procedures are followed and continuously up to date.
· Identifies and solves production process problems in conjunction with other areas
· Ensure machinery is meeting safety standards
· Provide technical support, troubleshoot machines and PLCs, and collaborate with technician and productions associates during breakdowns and during preventative maintenance situations.
· Act as the primary point of contact for machine and equipment vendors with respect to quoting and resolution of technical issues.
· Conducts tests and experiments to analyze problem areas
· Evaluates new suppliers, raw materials, product designs and manufacturing methods and costs.
· Develops and implements continuous improvement initiatives, safety improvement initiatives, scrap and cost reduction plans
· Creates or modifies engineering procedures and train Operators on those procedures
· Control inventory of tools and dies in order to ensure that adequate materials are ready available when required.
· Analyzes manufacturing process capabilities of new products to identify potential production processing
· Interfaces with Customers concerning their technical needs
· Responds to Customer complaints in order to resolve their problems and issues in the use of Nexans’ products
· An understanding of Nexans Values, competitive strategic initiatives such as NEW programs and initiatives to improve safety such as JSAs and SUSA.
· Complies with Nexans policies as well as departmental procedures
· Manage and Implement assigned Engineering Projects

Required Qualifications and Skills:

· University Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Metallurgical Engineering or related discipline
· Two to three years experience in a manufacturing environment.
· Knowledge of resolving process problems through various analysis tools
· Wire manufacturing knowledge an asset.
· Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.