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We are dedicated to creating lighter, smarter, and more sustainable aluminum products and solutions for the future. Our 3,500 employees across three continents are the foundation of our success, combining the strength of a global organization with a local presence where every employee's contribution is valued.\nOur core values-Committed, Action Oriented, and Sustainable-guide our work and define our culture. We empower people, trust them to take responsibility, and foster an open, inclusive environment where diverse perspectives lead to new ideas and solutions. Our materials are used in essential applications including heat exchangers for cars, buildings, and aerospace, as well as specialty packaging, HVAC, and many other niche markets. Our dedication to a sustainable future is not just a goal; it is a fundamental part of our mission, and we are looking for passionate individuals to help us build a better future together.\nWhy Join Gränges?\nThis is more than a traditional Process Engineer role.\nAt our Newport, Arkansas facility, you'll have the opportunity to lead high-impact improvement initiatives, solve complex manufacturing challenges, and work directly with plant leadership to drive measurable results. 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The successful candidate will apply engineering principles, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, project leadership, and hands-on collaboration to standardize best practices, support equipment and process improvements, and help build a culture of continuous improvement throughout the facility.\nWhat You'll Do\nEvaluate, improve, and support manufacturing processes and equipment to drive safety, quality, productivity, reliability, delivery, and cost performance.\nProvide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting for production, maintenance, equipment downtime, planned outages, and process-related issues.\nLead engineering and continuous improvement projects from scope through implementation, validation, reporting, and sustainability follow-up.\nUse Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, SPC, root cause analysis, corrective action, and mistake-proofing tools to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve performance.\nAnalyze production data, downtime, scrap, yield, defects, customer rejects, and other KPIs to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities.\nDevelop and maintain engineering studies, process maps, FMEAs, control plans, standard work, SOPs, visual management tools, and related documentation.\nPartners with production, maintenance, quality, engineering, supply chain, customers, suppliers, and vendors to implement solutions and resolve issues.\nCoach others on continuous improvement tools, standard work, problem solving, best practices, and safety expectations.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nWithin Your First Year\nBuild strong partnerships across production, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams.\nIdentify and implement meaningful process improvements that positively impact safety, quality, productivity, and cost.\nLead cross-functional improvement projects with measurable business results.\nLong-Term Growth Opportunities\nAt Gränges, we are committed to developing future technical and operational leaders. 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