JOB SEEKER FORUM: Bratland Careers

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noreply@blogger.com (Bratland & Associates, Inc.) — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:08:00 PDT

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FIBER OPTICS: PROCESS ENGINEER

noreply@blogger.com (Bratland & Associates, Inc.) — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:16:00 PST

SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER
$80,000 - $85,000

Product: Specialty Optical Fiber

This is an excellent and solid company with a twenty-plus year history that is a leader in the design and implementation of specialty fiber optic fiber and assemblies.They have a global reach and a reputation for quality that is unmatched in the industry... They are looking for a dynamic Sr. Process Engineer to assist in designing, developing, and improving the implementation of manufacturing procedures and facilities. There is tremendous growth opportunity with this company.

Responsibilities:
- Develop written S.O.P.s used in the manufacturing and testing of specialty optical fibers, including metalized fibers.
- Design and implement improvements to all production processes and assume responsibility for the technical guidance on all production operations.
- Recommend fixture design and/or equipment purchases.
- Formulate and implement Statistical Process control (SPC) capability.
- Formulate training procedures and maintain written records for operator status and progress, Train personnel in S.O.P.s, use of related production equipment and in fiber manufacturing techniques.
- Maintain and repair equipment. Establish and maintain preventative maintenance and calibration schedules.
- Provide liaison and support, as necessary, to production in the research and development of new fibers and fiber products.
- Prepare for full scale production capabilities, based on new/revised production specs.
- Operate fiber drawing towers, assist in testing, as necessary.

*** THIS IS A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED INDUSTRY AND WE STRONGLY PREFER APPLICANTS WITH PROVEN EXPERTISE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF OPTICAL FIBER.***

However, the company is willing to look at a more junior process engineer who would have the opportunity to grow into an advanced position with them.

noreply@blogger.com (Bratland & Associates, Inc.) — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 22:57:00 PDT

Bratland Careers: Partners in Your Future
We at Bratland & Associates are creating this blog as a resource and resource only for those working in, interested in, or working with: fiber optics, telecommunications, optics, optoelectronics, wire and cable, ceramics and related fields. The people we hope to reach are current students, physicists, engineers, sales & marketing pros, and those in all levels of management within these areas.

We hope to provide:

Words of Wisdom: Al Bratland, President of Bratland & Associates, Inc., has published "Ponderables" for five years and will continue to do so on this forum.

Links & Resources: Throughout our work, we often find sites and resources invaluable to the industry.

Job Listings: Current positions our companies are looking to fill.

Best of the Blogs: A look at the most relevant industry Blogs we can find.

One-to-One Advice: Have an industry or job search question? Post it here and we will answer it for you or find someone who can....