The Requirements
To meet the basic qualifications for this role, you must have:- Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship
- At least one year of manufacturing experience; web handling and polymer film experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability in daily operations and equipment support.
- Demonstrated group leadership success.
- Proven problem analysis and resolution experience, using technical data.
- Familiarity with failure mode and effects analysis and process mapping.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing tools including 5S, mistake proofing and value stream mapping.
- Experience with statistics-based variability reduction tools including DMAIC, statistical process control, process capability and other opportunity analysis tools. Quick question for you - click here
- Solid computer skills; experience with Minitab statistical software is an advantage.
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering, ideally Mechanical, or Engineering Technology, or a 4-year technical degree with experience in polymer film production process.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to build relationships and trust.
- The ability to lead a group without having formal authority.
- A proactive mindset, initiative, and a disposition toward action.
- A strong sense of urgency, and calm under pressure.
- Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills.
The Role
As Process Engineer you will report to the Engineering Manager and be responsible for providing daily manufacturing equipment support and ongoing process evaluation. Your goal will be to drive continuous improvement and diminish human error. You’ll lead or participate in various projects/tasks. This is a role where you will lead from a non-authoritative platform, so mentoring, and developing relationships with the operations staff will key to gaining buy-in and support in order to drive continuous improvement across the manufacturing organization. You should be equally comfortable working as a team member or leader, and be willing to aggressively take the lead when action items and responsibilities are set.Process Engineering team members serve as the front-line, boots on the ground, go-to experts when there is a problem on the manufacturing floor that can’t be easily solved. As a member of the team, you’ll provide assistance by troubleshooting, analyzing data, and determining root cause concerns/complaints.
Your objectives will include:
- Identifying and analyzing production problems to control and improve manufacturing processes.
- Providing daily manufacturing support for assigned processes in flat sheet manufacturing (FSM). Quick question for you - click here
- Identifying and executing loss reduction and continuous improvement in manufacturing safety, quality and productivity.
- Continually improving and optimizing current products through variability reduction.
- Developing control strategies for sustaining all continuous improvement projects.
- Initiating, managing and participating in safety, quality, cost and process control improvement projects.
Why Celgard
Career options -- your success in this role could set you up to pursue career paths in Process Engineering, Quality, Operations and other areas of Celgard or Polypore. We dynamically steward our resources, particularly our most important resource: our people. Because of our unique market niches and proprietary technologies, we prefer to promote from within whenever possible.Great team -- You’ll join a talented team of engineers and technicians who are specialists in our outgoing system. It’s a diverse team with experience ranging from an internship to 20+ years. Your supervisor has worked just about every role in the department and will give you the added advantage of a knowledgeable resource.
Strong growth environment -- Celgard and our parent company, Polypore International, Inc., continue to grow, as our product line is used in a diverse number of applications in robust markets, including laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, medical devices, and various military applications. In addition:
- In 2009 we received a matching grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support the development of the US EDV market. This funding supported construction of the Concord facility as well as expansion at our Charlotte plant.
- In 2008 we acquired a new technology along with production facilities in Korea, so that we now have the broadest portfolio in our industry. In 2010 we began expanding the Korean facility.
- In 2011 we expanded our Charlotte facility and added a Concord facility to accommodate our growth across multiple platforms.
Competitive compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary and discretionary bonus incentive, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, a 401k plan and more.
Keys to Success
To excel in this role you will complement your technical expertise with the leadership skills to assemble and guide small and effective cross-functional teams, including influencing others within a collaborative environment. In addition, in order to be an outstanding Process Engineer, you will:- Work well on a high performing team, helping promote an environment in which open and honest communication is the norm.
- Build effective workplace relationships, motivate employees, and support employee development.
- Deal with conflict productively, bringing forth issues that need to be discussed and working to forge a mutually beneficial outcome.
- Demonstrate initiative and a sense of urgency.
- Pay close attention to detail and also grasp the bigger picture and how the details fit into it.
- Maintain constant quality awareness and a focus on internal and external customer satisfaction.
- Empower employees in an effective manner in order to gain time and accomplish more with reduced resources.
About Celgard
Celgard is a global leader in the development and production of specialty microporous membranes, and is one of the largest suppliers to the lithium battery industry. Celgard® battery separators are highly engineered and are used in disposable and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for personal electronic devices such as notebook computers, mobile telephones, digital cameras, and power tools and are emerging in applications including electric drive vehicles (EDVs) and reserve power and electricity grid management systems.With company headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, and battery separator manufacturing facilities in the United States, Korea, and China, we are ideally positioned to serve the just-in-time needs of a global market.
Celgard is part of Polypore International, Inc, a global high technology filtration company specializing in microporous membranes. Polypore's flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes are used in specialized applications that require the removal or separation of various materials from liquids, primarily in the ultrafiltration and microfiltration markets. Also based in Charlotte, NC, Polypore International, Inc. is a market leader whose 4 core companies manufacture, marketing, and service products through 14 manufacturing sites and 14 sales and service locations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, with sales relatively balanced across these regions.
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