PROCESS ENGINEER

This Process Engineer supports Plant Manufacturing and Technical Operations while maintaining a strong focus on continual Process improvement and Optimization. Applies fundamental knowledge of basic engineering principles, theories and concepts of industry standards and practices to design, automate, modify, or develop facilities, testing, machines, equipment, or processes used in the manufacturing of thermoplastic compounds.

Responsibilities

• Develops, designs, and communicates manufacturing processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, throughput, and cost reduction.
• Analyze production data to identify trends, process variation, and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare and update product manufacturing specification and batch production paperwork.
• Own process performance for assigned manufacturing areas.
• Develop and execute action plans to achieve plant KPI targets.
• Conduct statistical analysis and utilize problem-solving.
• Identifies and solves issues or problems with equipment/process. Troubleshoots possible causes and coordinates the activities of maintenance, production and other available resources to implement cost effective solutions.
• Provides coordination of new process installation and process changes.
• Other projects/duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Must be hands-on with the ability and willingness to work under tight deadlines
• Must have a positive attitude and possess excellent communication and organization skills
• Must show mechanical aptitude and be detail oriented
• Must be dependable with strong work ethic
• Must be able to work well with others
• Must be able to work with computers or related electronic tools
• Must demonstrate strong safety awareness and follow through
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Composites, Plastics, Chemical, or Mechanical) or Equivalent Experience
• 2 years Manufacturing Experience in compounding or related processes.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Contacts: Internal – Continuously (67 - 100%) External – Occasionally (< 33%)

  Contacts involve giving or exchanging information of a limited controversial nature.

  Regularly

  • Communicates via phone, email, in person
  • Required to sit and stand, performing keyboard work, for prolonged periods of time
  • Operates a computer and other office equipment such as a copy machine and printer.
  • Use of safety equipment as dictated by the work (safety glasses, safety shoes, respirators, face shields, hearing protection, gloves, etc.)
  • Exposure to moving mechanical parts.

  Frequently

  • Talk and hear to coordinate day-to day phone and in person transactions
  • Required to bend, stoop, climb and grasp while performing job duties.
  • Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
  • Work in temperature extremes, wet and/or humid conditions, with dust, fumes, airborne particles.
  • Travel to other RTP locations.

  Occasionally

  • Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds of raw materials.
  • Exposure to noise levels above the OSHA action level requiring use of hearing protection.

  Standard office and manufacturing environment. The noise level is usually low to moderately high due to production equipment.

  Specific vision abilities may require close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.