Process Engineer
About TemperPack
TemperPack is a rapidly growing company based in Richmond, Virginia and with locations in Las Vegas Nevada, and Lansing, Michigan. We design and manufacture innovative, sustainable packaging components for cold-chain shipping of food and pharmaceutical products. The markets we serve have an urgent need for disruptive, sustainable alternatives to replace the wide array of non-sustainable packaging materials conventionally used in the cold-chain such as Styrofoam coolers. Our aspiration is to provide packaging solutions that customers and end-consumers feel great about using.
Role: Process Engineer
Reports to: Process Engineering Manager
Business Unit: Engineering
Location: Richmond, VA
FLSA: Exempt
Role Summary:
As a Process Engineer you will participate in the full life cycle of novel and innovative manufacturing processes and equipment. Your role will focus on testing, deployment and continuous improvement projects. You will also collaborate with the team on the invention, prototyping, development, installation, and testing of processes and mechanical systems. At all times, you will provide safety leadership by observing and adhering to safety regulations throughput all project phases.
Major Responsibilities:
- Experimental design and execution for process and formulation trials
- Data collection and analysis
- Manufacturing support for process deployment or continuous improvement including night or weekend shifts if required
- Writing and editing SOPs and other process or equipment documentation
- Training operations team members on SOPs
- Collaborate with operations and R&D on product development testing
- Ability to manage cross functional teams on improvement projects
- Root cause analysis and risk assessment of manufacturing processes and/or equipment
- Provides commissioning support for new equipment and process changes
- Conducts safety and risk assessments for proposed and current equipment and processes
- Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset with a willingness to learn and take on new types of tasks as the business grows
- Provide troubleshooting support to operations and maintenance in instances of upset conditions or machine failures.
- Participate in on-call Pager Duty system for night shift support.