Job Title: Process Engineer
Job Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing process and product performance evaluation against key objectives such as productivity, quality, and profitability.Utilize yield reports, material traceability, product physical characteristics, and process instrumentation to identify opportunities for improvement or to identify and address the root cause of deviations.
- Identify and analyze process and product data to improve capability of each. Develop control strategies and variability reduction to optimize current products and sustain continuous improvement projects.
- Mentor and develop relationships cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement. Includes working closely with: quality technicians responsible for the control of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products; engineers responsible for plant maintenance; commercial colleagues on the development of product specifications and production schedules.
- Initiate and manage or otherwise participate in safety, quality, cost, and process control improvements.
- May lead and/or support manufacturing start-up and qualification teams responsible for the development and installation of new equipment or process technologies (or improvement of existing processes). Includes establishing specifications; vendor selection and qualification; start-up and validation of new manufacturing equipment; and the transition into commercial production with minimal or no complications.
- Validate product quality and generate qualification data packets based on internal and external customer requirements.
- Lead high performance teams. Work well both as a team member and a team leader.
- Execute and/or support responsibilities while building effective workplace relationships, fostering teamwork, motivating employees, and supporting employee development.
- Utilize tools such as Lean Manufacturing, 5S, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), data analysis, design of experiments (DOE), root cause analysis, statistical process control (SPC).
- Provide daily manufacturing equipment support–24/7 responsibilities to maintain product quality, yields, run-rates
Qualifications Desired
- B.S. in Engineering, preferably BSME, BSChemE, or BSIE
- 0-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience
- Experience in web-based processes such as paper or non-wovens, polymer film and slitting of web-based products is desired.
- Demonstrated ability in daily operations and equipment support.
- Demonstrated group leadership success.
- Demonstrated problem analysis and resolution using technical data and statistical methods.
- Skills typical to manufacturing and process engineering with a strong emphasis on execution of projects, process improvement (process yield & product capability) equipment validation methods, statistical analysis, and team leadership.
- Must be able to execute detailed plans with tight timelines to meet growing market demands.
- Proficient computer skills to include Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required
- Excellent problem solving techniques
- Must have good leadership skills and be able to lead effectively without formal position power
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills. Must be able to communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Able to work on a high performing team creating an environment where open and honest communication is the norm.
- Know how to evaluate the team effectiveness, and how to improve its performance.
- Must be able to deal with conflict productively, bringing forth issues that need to be discussed and work to forge a mutually beneficial outcome.
- Must have the ability to empower employees in an effective manner gaining time and accomplishing more with reduced resources.
- Strengths in motivation, collaboration, teamwork, initiative, sense of urgency, attention to detail, quality conscience, and focus on internal & external customer satisfaction.
- Skills in one or more of the following specialized areas is a plus: polymer extrusion and post processing; lean manufacturing; web-handling experience; SPC control and/or data mining.
Job Title: Process Engineer
Job Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing process and product performance evaluation against key objectives such as productivity, quality, and profitability.Utilize yield reports, material traceability, product physical characteristics, and process instrumentation to identify opportunities for improvement or to identify and address the root cause of deviations.
- Identify and analyze process and product data to improve capability of each. Develop control strategies and variability reduction to optimize current products and sustain continuous improvement projects.
- Mentor and develop relationships cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement. Includes working closely with: quality technicians responsible for the control of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products; engineers responsible for plant maintenance; commercial colleagues on the development of product specifications and production schedules.
- Initiate and manage or otherwise participate in safety, quality, cost, and process control improvements.
- May lead and/or support manufacturing start-up and qualification teams responsible for the development and installation of new equipment or process technologies (or improvement of existing processes). Includes establishing specifications; vendor selection and qualification; start-up and validation of new manufacturing equipment; and the transition into commercial production with minimal or no complications.
- Validate product quality and generate qualification data packets based on internal and external customer requirements.
- Lead high performance teams. Work well both as a team member and a team leader.
- Execute and/or support responsibilities while building effective workplace relationships, fostering teamwork, motivating employees, and supporting employee development.
- Utilize tools such as Lean Manufacturing, 5S, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), data analysis, design of experiments (DOE), root cause analysis, statistical process control (SPC).
- Provide daily manufacturing equipment support–24/7 responsibilities to maintain product quality, yields, run-rates
Qualifications Desired
- B.S. in Engineering, preferably BSME, BSChemE, or BSIE
- 0-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience
- Experience in web-based processes such as paper or non-wovens, polymer film and slitting of web-based products is desired.
- Demonstrated ability in daily operations and equipment support.
- Demonstrated group leadership success.
- Demonstrated problem analysis and resolution using technical data and statistical methods.
- Skills typical to manufacturing and process engineering with a strong emphasis on execution of projects, process improvement (process yield & product capability) equipment validation methods, statistical analysis, and team leadership.
- Must be able to execute detailed plans with tight timelines to meet growing market demands.
- Proficient computer skills to include Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required
- Excellent problem solving techniques
- Must have good leadership skills and be able to lead effectively without formal position power
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills. Must be able to communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Able to work on a high performing team creating an environment where open and honest communication is the norm.
- Know how to evaluate the team effectiveness, and how to improve its performance.
- Must be able to deal with conflict productively, bringing forth issues that need to be discussed and work to forge a mutually beneficial outcome.
- Must have the ability to empower employees in an effective manner gaining time and accomplishing more with reduced resources.
- Strengths in motivation, collaboration, teamwork, initiative, sense of urgency, attention to detail, quality conscience, and focus on internal & external customer satisfaction.
- Skills in one or more of the following specialized areas is a plus: polymer extrusion and post processing; lean manufacturing; web-handling experience; SPC control and/or data mining.