Production Engineer

Job description

As a Production Engineer at our Hammond, IN plant, you will play a mission-critical role in supporting, optimizing, and advancing our manufacturing operations. This is a highly visible, hands-on position that directly impacts plant performance, product quality, safety culture, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will become a key technical resource on-site—especially within crushing and grinding operations—and a collaborative partner to cross‑functional teams. What You’ll Do: - Serve as the subject matter expert for crushing and grinding operations, driving performance, reliability, and continuous improvement. - Lead and coordinate production engineering activities to ensure smooth operations and adherence to production schedules. - Develop, implement, and sustain process improvements to elevate product quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. - Analyze production data to identify performance trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for optimization—proposing and executing solutions. - Collaborate closely with maintenance, quality, sales, and other internal stakeholders to align operations with customer needs and business priorities. - Champion plant safety by monitoring...