Process Engineer

Process Engineers Find Ways To Eliminate Wastefulness In Production Processes. They Devise Efficient Ways To Use Workers, Machines, Materials, Information, And Energy To Make A Product Or Provide A Service.

Process Engineers Apply Their Skills To Many Different Situations From Manufacturing To Business Administration. For Example, They Design Systems For

• moving Heavy Parts Within Manufacturing Plants
• getting Goods From A Company To Customers, Including Finding The Most Profitable Places To Locate Manufacturing Or Processing Plants
• evaluating How Well People Do Their Jobs
• paying Workers

Process Engineers Focus On How To Get The Work Done Most Efficiently, Balancing Many Factors—such As Time, Number Of Workers Needed, Available Technology, Actions Workers Need To Take, Achieving The End Product With No Errors, Workers' Safety, Environmental Concerns, And Cost.

Their Versatility Allows Process Engineers To Engage In Activities That Are Useful To A Variety Of Businesses, Governments, And Nonprofits. For Example, Process Engineers Engage In Supply Chain Management To Help Businesses Minimize Inventory Costs, Conduct Quality Assurance Activities To Help Businesses Keep Their Customer Bases Satisfied, And Work In The Growing Field Of Project Management As Industries Across The Economy Seek To Control Costs And Maximize Efficiencies.

To Find Ways To Reduce Waste And Improve Performance, Process Engineers First Study Product Requirements Carefully. Then They Use Mathematical Methods And Models To Design Manufacturing And Information Systems To Meet Those Requirements Most Efficiently.