Process Engineer

As the Process Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and troubleshooting plant process systems including the implementation of process strategies, managing process resources, identifying and optimizing critical process variables and conditions, and maintaining process documentation while focusing on the continuous improvement of manufacturing unit operations resulting in best-in-class safety, quality, productivity, cost, and customer service standards. This is an onsite role at our Shelby, NC. site.

Key Responsibilities

• Be actively engaged in Safety; participate in site Safety programs and ensure operational discipline and compliance with both company and regulatory safety standards and requirements.

• Provide engineering support to improve manufacturing unit operations process flows, process capability, production yields, overall cost of goods sold, equipment reliability, waste minimization, and EH&S improvements through data-based decision making.

• Provide day to day support to the manufacturing unit operations teams including the observation and analysis of production runs, root cause investigation of off-standard production runs, and the development of sustainable corrective actions.

• Maintain and/or identify ways to improve the quality of our products, and adherence to quality standards, through continuous process improvement and operating procedure enhancement.

• Identify and drive technical improvements for processes through the collaboration with on-site teams including regular interaction with the operations, maintenance, engineering, EH&S, and quality functions.

• Investigate and troubleshoot problems that arise from customer concerns (internal and external) and process deviations of both development and current products.

• Be the technical liaison between new product development initiatives and the integration of them into manufacturing unit operations.

• Conduct: (a) new process evaluation / optimization projects, (b) process capability studies, (c) HAZOP studies, (d) process safety reviews, and (e) Process DOEs.

• Provide backup to the applicable operations unit manager and/or production supervisor relating to production reporting, decision-making, and directing the work of department employees during any absences.

• Lead improvement teams, lean - six sigma events, and production analysis to provide root cause and corrective action to deviations to performance expectations.

• Conformance with the PPG and SBU Quality and EH&S policies. Ensure MOCs, RCCA for EHS CARs and Quality CARs are completed as expected.

Qualifications

PPG /PPG