Senior Process Engineer | Manufacturing | $111K-$120K
Full Time | Onsite | Knoxville, TN
Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
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Heartline Staffing is recruiting a Senior Process Engineer for a full-time onsite manufacturing position in Knoxville, Tennessee. This position is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and optimizing process engineering operations within a technical ceramic manufacturing facility. The role owns the transition of new processes from R&D into full-scale manufacturing, including equipment specification, installation oversight, commissioning, validation, and process scale-up.
POSITION OVERVIEW
- Establish, maintain, and optimize process engineering operations within a manufacturing environment
- Transition new processes from R&D into full-scale manufacturing
- Specify equipment and oversee equipment installation, commissioning, validation, and process scale-up
- Develop ceramic powder formulations and processes to produce ready-to-press products
- Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and process validation
- Develop manufacturing processes for new products and materials
- Manage capital projects from scoping and justification through equipment procurement and installation
- Drive process improvements that improve yield or throughput
- Lead problem-solving activities for complex process and equipment-related issues
COMPENSATION
ROLE
- Develop, review, and update work instructions, quality control documentation, and operator training as required
- Serve as the primary interface with manufacturers and vendors supplying raw materials and process equipment
- Manage activities from specification setting through implementation, manufacturing, and acceptance testing
- Ensure compliance with safety requirements
- Perform detailed analysis for executive review and communicate findings across organizational levels
- Monitor production standards and performance metrics including output, downtime, scrap, and efficiency
- Collaborate with maintenance, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams to optimize production processes
- Independently lead multi-phase projects including scope definition, budget management, schedule control, and contractor oversight
