Senior Process Engineer

The Opportunity:

Avantor is looking for a Senior Process Engineer to be accountable for providing engineering leadership and technical support to Avantor operations directly supporting manufacturing, product development, safety and customer support.

The Sr. Process Engineer leads manufacturing technology product, safety management process, and/or process development, scale up and implementation.

This is a full-time onsite position at our Paris, KY location.

How You Will Thrive And Create An Impact:

Interfaces with Engineering, Maintenance, R&T, and other clients; participates in routine communication between each of these groups and the business driving continuous improvement projects while providing clear technology direction and operational production support

Collaborates with Production Leadership, Procurement and external vendors to implement/lead business improvement plans

Accountable for product quality, safety, non-conforming product disposition, process throughput, waste minimization, training/skill usage of hourly employees, yield improvement, investigation and reduction of production variances for identified products/processes

Accountable for tracking process reliability, developing corrective action reports and complaint responses and implementing process improvements and corrective actions

Works in conjunction with all plant engineering disciplines, R&T and customers to support new products and new manufacturing technology platforms in operations

Directs contractors and hourly employees to monitor processes, collect data, install equipment and make process modifications

Develops and implements metrics including those to monitor and improve process safety, performance of equipment, processes, and/or overall product quality trends to reduce process variability

May develop, design and implement capital projects to support plant initiatives

Provides timely and effective data analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action execution in response to process trends or out of control data points, or any other issues as they arise with platinum-level customer products

Leads multi-functional process capability improvement, MOC and validation efforts

Performs other duties as assigned

What We're Looking For:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field required

Experience:

Minimum of five (5) years of related experience required

Minimum of two (2) years of experience working in a chemical manufacturing environment preferred

Additional Qualifications:

Knowledge of FDA, cGMP, ISO 9000 and applicable state and federal environmental regulations

Six Sigma Black Belt and/or Lean certification preferred

Knowledge of OSHA, NFPC, HazWoper, and other governmental regulatory requirements (e.g., 21 CFR Part 820, cGMP, ISO, FDA, etc.)

General knowledge of chemistry and high purity chemical processing/engineering, and microelectronic applications

Knowledge of basic problem-solving tools (DMAIC) and lean manufacturing concepts (kanbans, kaizen, 5S)

Demonstrated complex problem solving expertise and experience

Demonstrated application of SPC tools and implementation

Working knowledge and experience in distillation and separation purification technologies, chemical synthesis unit operations, process control, environmental control systems, and clean manufacturing

Working knowledge of financial/cost systems and standard operating procedures process

Demonstrated organizational, technical leadership, presentation and communication skills

Ability to understand analytical procedures, quantify analytical results, and make adjustments and corrections as needed

Ability to partner effectively with all functions and levels of the organization

Detail oriented; strong analytical and problem solving skills

Strong organization and prioritization skills

Working Conditions:

The work environment is a manufacturing facility, and the appropriate PPE will be required in designated areas.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.