Senior Process Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

Drive change through continual process improvement in all operations of the Business. Provide process engineering troubleshooting for sheet extrusion lines and associated process equipment. Identify, plan, and execute process improvements. 

How You Can Be the Impact

• Maintain a high level of safety assurance through a continuous safety training and awareness program, maintenance of safety procedures, and safety contact with workers. 
• Provide technical directions to operators and others in manufacturing departments as necessary, to maintain maximum efficiency of personnel and equipment in a safe manner. 
• Develop and execute product and process development schedules as part of an ongoing program to improve quality, cost, and productivity so that budgeted goals and planned objectives are met. 
• Lead raw‑material initiatives all the way through qualification to improve cost, supply resilience, quality, etc. 
• Troubleshooting product and process problems and conduct route cause analyses on those problems. 
• Maintain and update process documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures, Product Specifications, and Standard Operating Conditions. Documentation of SOCs, SOPs, etc.
• Direct the digitalization improvements and sustainability of digitalization tools. 
• Maintain and learn SAP transactions relevant to process engineering.
• Work closely with maintenance and Project Engineering to coordinate installation of engineering projects and assist in timely resolution of maintenance problems. 
• Work with the Technology and Innovations Team to support product development and production training. 
• Work with the Commercial and Sales Teams to assist and acquire customers and generate business. 
• Work directly with customers to help resolve quality concerns and improve their satisfaction. 
• The employee must be completely conversant with applicable safety, loss prevention, and environmental standards of the Company. The employee must also be aware of the regulatory requirements and must implement those standards as specified in the standards and regulatory requirements in this work assignment. 
• Work with the SHE Department to resolve safety, health, ergonomic, or environmental concerns or issues that may arise site wide. 
• Review operations daily with manufacturing, resolve problems as a team, and provide off shift support when necessary. 

Major Challenges

• Drive change in an environment that is resistant to change. Achieve buy-in for constant quality and productivity improvements that are initially disruptive to the smooth operation of the plant. 
• Influence operations, technical, maintenance, project engineering, and other plant departments without direct control or supervisory responsibility. Drive digitalization change. 
• Continuous improvement in product and service quality through effective implementation of a zero-defect quality culture. 

Eligibility Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering: Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical. 
• 5-10 years of operations experience in manufacturing, maintenance, or engineering. 
• Knowledge of industry Quality Systems. 
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing. 
• Strong verbal and written communications skills. Team orientation. 
• Well-versed in SAP, Excel, Word, Outlook, and other corporate supplied software.
• Human relation skills.

Scope:

• Assist the department in meeting budgeted volumes, yields and usages.
• Decisions recommended:
  • Changes to process equipment and procedures.
• Key internal relationships/complexities:
  • Daily contact with Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Production Scheduling and Engineering.
• Key external relationships/ complexities:
  • Communicate with other Company locations, outside contractors, service groups, and customers. 

Other Quantitative Measures

Suggested training as a Six Sigma Black Belt. Six Sigma Black Belt project initiation through completion. TPM team initiation through completion. 

Organizational Impact:

Final Decision-Making Authorities:

• Execution of corrective actions for customer complaints or issues. 
• Digitalization tools improvements. 
• Definition of key operating parameters (SOCs and SOPs). 

Decisions Recommended:

• Product and Service Quality Improvement. 
• Digitalization tools (new). 
• Product development trials, production runs, customer visits, and customer feedback. 
• Plant quality procedures and programs. 
• Raw material changes for operational, logistical, cost, net working capital and/or quality reasons. 

Key Internal Relationships/Complexities:

• Define key process parameters, product development plans, etc. for Operations. 
• Work with Applications and Solutions Development Team to evaluate quality requirements on new products and specifications. 
• Work with Project Engineering to justify capital expenditures, and then own the execution of the completed projects. 

Key External Relationships/Complexities:

• Work with Commercial Team on new and existing product quality and customer requirements. 
• Interact with customers on quality requirements and issues. Resolve quality issues directly with customers. Recommend product and service changes to customers. 

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work Monday- Friday during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.