A global supplier of bonding solutions and manufacturer of adhesive-based products for the Health care and Industrial markets seeks a Senior Process Engineer/Chemist. Hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO), Llife Insurance and additional voluntary life coverage, 401(k) savings plan with company match, employee assistance programs, Wellness and Work Life Support, career development and educational assistance, and PTO. The incumbent will work within the Operations & Technical Departments to support key initiatives and help drive and achieve short and long-term goals. This position will be expected to help look at the overall business (from raw materials to finished products), prioritize process improvements needs, work with the team to find solutions and take responsibility for implementing those solutions. This position will report to the Site Operations Manager. Salary depends on experience and relocation compensation may be considered.
Responsibilities:
Develop an in-depth understanding of all manufacturing equipment and processes to effectively manage new product development, cost reduction opportunities, and process optimization.
Support, participate and exemplify the corporate value system as appropriate, with the objective of achieving overall business goals and objectives.
Support the Zero Incident Culture for safety and environmental in the philosophy that all incidents are preventable.
Participate in and lead zero incident safety culture initiatives such as planned inspections, Velocity reporting and investigations, PPE auditing, etc.
Complete all required safety training activities.
Support both technical efforts to drive quality performance and continuous improvement of our papermaking and off-line coating processes.
Provide adequate quality expectations, specifications, standards and technical expertise to the Operations team to ensure customer satisfaction and 1st time quality execution.
Develop and implement systems to ensure analysis of mill process capability in relation to specifications. Communicate and address identified concerns, as appropriate.
Manage supplier quality concerns in cooperative effort with procurement and COA information to ensure cost-effective delivery of materials that allow us to produce quality products in an economical fashion.
Provide technical knowledge to improve the quality of existing products and/or new product development.
Complete cost optimization projects that provide significant savings through product substitution, reduced variability, improved quality, and higher operating efficiency.
Collaborate on technical reports that clearly document trials, process improvement results, and capture cause and effect relationships.
Support development and execution of capital projects.
Ensure trial activities comply with corporate, state, and federal laws and regulations, including employee and product safety requirements
Conduct laboratory and machine trials to support new product development projects
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as Operations and Technical, to develop and execute trial plans.
Work with cross-functional teams internal and external to the organization, including customers
Determine and test Critical to Quality specifications for products and processes
Create and control intellectual property
Serve as an expert in product design
Execute projects within the framework of the established Stage-Gate process
Generate technical reports with relevant data, conclusions, and recommendations
Travel up to 10%, excluding local travel to outside service providers, customers, or internal mill locations
