.**Position Summary**:The Advanced Process Engineer is responsible for supporting the execution of the tooling development strategy. This position will facilitate the standardization of processes, including the development and maintenance of standards used for equipment specification and procurement, the sharing of best practices within Cooper Standard and completion of special assigned projects to improve our competitiveness. Additionally, the position will develop and support the introduction of new technologies centered on our Finishing operations. This position works closely with the Global Product Line teams, Engineering, Innovation, and Purchasing.**Primary Responsibilities**:- Support new launches and process improvements at the Plant.- Tooling development with suppliers and at the Plants.- Tooling and Capital start up and tunning.- Utilize engineering disciplines to trouble shoot shop floor activities and improve shop floor through put to reduce costs.- Interacts with Divisional Engineering on new jobs related to PPAP and process items.- Communicates foreseen issues with Technical Manager for discussion and possible resolution.- Initiates job specifications for new jobs and provides this information to the New Job Specification.- Coordinator for entry into the Electronic Specification System.- Coordinates and performs initial trial runs on new processes and equipment. Notes and tracks issues for resolution.- Initiates improvements to existing systems. Processes machinery and equipment to support manufacturing functions and operations.- Creates or constructs bill of materials, process flows and process failure mode effective analysis (PFMEA).- Estimates production times, staffing requirements and related costs to provide information for management decision.- Interacts with plant engineer, industrial engineering, quality manager and plant chemist on job related functions.- May work with raw material suppliers on quality oriented problems.- Keeps abreast of technology improvements, recommends and justifies implementation of equipment and process establishing cost reduction improvements.- Works on continuous improvement programs and cost reduction projects.- Maintains job records as required.- Provides assistance to plant technical manager on assigned projects.- May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description.**Education and Qualifications**:- Bachelors Degree in an engineering discipline.- 3-5 years of process engineering experience, or equivalent combination of less education and more related process engineering.- Rubber manufacturing experience preferred.- Ability to focus and lead multi-disciplinary task teams and have previous experience in supervision in manufacturing.- Excellent knowledge of manufacturing parts and processes.- Will interact with all levels of management and must be able to communicate effectively.- Willingness and ability to travel, as necessary