East Penn Mfg. Co. (Deka Battery), a worldwide industry leader in the battery business, is seeking a 1st shift Resident Engineer to work in the Process Engineering department in the Automotive Division in the Corydon, Iowa location.

Primary duties and responsibilities will include:

• Implement approved engineering changes to the facility
• Perform on-site studies to support the Process Engineering Department
• Champion process engineering projects specific to the facility
• Track the performance of processes to ensure the processes’ ability to fulfill customer and EPM performance and safety requirements
• Obtain and integrate process knowledge to facilitate quality improvements
• Lead a team to develop and maintain:
  • Change logs
  • East Penn material specifications
  • Production work instructions
  • Quality assurance work instructions
• Author Process Engineering reports to document findings and lessons learned during process improvements and developments
• Lead in root cause analysis and problems solving efforts related to product capability and process quality
• Interface with material suppliers and equipment manufactures relevant to processes
• Fulfill any other expectations of the LEAD (Leadership, Engineering, Automotive Division)
• Travel as required to fulfill the aforementioned responsibilities

RE will work closely with:

• Continuous Improvement
• Quality Control
• Plant Management
• Other Engineering departments

Will work regularly with:

• Senior Supervisors and Assistants

Candidate should have a significant understanding of the battery construction process and should hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in an Engineering or Scientific discipline preferred.  Requirements include:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong project management skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
• Control Plans
• MSR
• IQS
• Minitab

Preferred:

• Somax
• WorkOtter
• Six Sigma
• Lean Manufacturing

East Penn offers excellent benefits package, including the following:

• competitive compensation
•  group insurance
•  profit sharing
•  401 K
•  life insurance
•  paid holidays/vacation

Apply in person or send cover letter and resumes with salary requirements to:  East Penn Mfg. Co, Attn:  Holly Spotts at hspotts@dekabatteries.com

EOE/VEVRAA