Manufacturing Engineer

Avient • Bethel, CT

21d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer supports plant manufacturing and technical operations, with a focus on continual process improvement and optimization. The role applies engineering principles, theories, standards, and practices to design, automate, modify, or develop facilities, testing, machines, equipment, and processes used to manufacture products. Working under the guidance of the Plant Manager, the engineer helps ensure peak plant performance and develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work onsite Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with possible weekend coverage as needed by the business.
• Strong understanding of safety best practices in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 3 years of experience driving process improvement.
• At least 3 years of experience in manufacturing leadership.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Work under the guidance of the Plant Manager to help ensure the plant operates at peak performance.
• Develop, design, and communicate manufacturing processes.
• Monitor and revise processes to generate cost savings and improve product and process quality and efficiency.
• Participate in design reviews to improve product manufacturability.
• Own activities related to developing new processes, including researching current and emerging technologies, evaluating process cost and quality, and performing process characterization and optimization studies using designed experiments and problem-solving and decision-making tools.
• Identify and solve equipment or process issues and problems.
• Troubleshoot possible causes and coordinate maintenance, production, and other resources to implement cost-effective solutions.
• Coordinate new process installations and process changes.
• Perform other projects or duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level