Manufacturing Process Engineer | Auburn, Maine
About The Position
P&G's Auburn, Maine Plant is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to join the team. This role will address needs across multiple operating departments, contributing to the overall expansion, maintenance, and step-change manufacturing capability of the site. Successful candidates will break down technical barriers, guide project teams through innovation projects, and bring new capacity to the site. The Auburn plant, founded in 1968, manufactures the majority of P&G's tampon products for worldwide distribution and has almost 600 full-time employees. The plant operates under core values of safety, quality, and trust in people and systems. P&G emphasizes flexibility, technical mastery, and agility for long-term success.
Requirements
- BS degree in engineering (all sub-disciplines welcome), operations management, a related technical degree, or relevant military experience.
- 0 - 5 years of relevant work experience.
- Interest in manufacturing, leadership development, & onsite work.
- Desire to work with a tight knit, collaborative team.
- Willingness to travel on the job on occasion (not expected to be more than 10% of the time).
- Willingness to relocate during your career (P&G employees typically have the opportunity to relocate every 2-5 years).
- Strong communication, interpersonal, time management, and analytical skills.
- Ability to problem solve and collaborate in teams.
- Highly motivated, self-driven, and eager to learn new skills.
- Desire to work in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment with broad teams and equipment.
Responsibilities
- Identify, prioritize, analyze, and eliminate losses and inefficiencies.
- Manage the delivery and start-up of new equipment, initiatives, and projects.
- Collaborate with technical experts, other functions, and other manufacturing sites to develop optimal solutions.
- Create learning programs and coach/train technicians.
- Develop and improve standards to achieve production line performance targets.
- Understand and work with state-of-the-art robotics and automated equipment.
- Eliminate losses via a continuous improvement cycle, utilizing Lean Manufacturing tools.
- Conduct thorough assessments using reliability analysis, touch mapping, and weekly Hoshin.
- Propose and implement solutions to streamline processes, eliminate failures, and reduce manual intervention.
- Complete the onboarding process within six months and demonstrate learning progress through successful completion of one Loss Elimination project.
- Support the continuous improvement cycle for the line as part of the line leadership triad group, including owning one daily management system.
- Facilitate the integration of new digital tools and technologies, providing training and support.
- Lead initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of digital systems and processes.
- Participate in the yearly loss analysis process, identifying trends and potential areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define solutions that drive Net Sales (NS) and enhance operational excellence.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement best practices in operations.
- Participate in a site pillar network.
Benefits
- Impactful career path with meaningful work from the beginning.
- Continuous mentorship, coaching, training, and guidance.
- Opportunity to learn and work with world-renowned technologies.
- Chance to influence the production and quality of leading products.
- Diverse, multifaceted work environment passionate about safety and quality.
- Total rewards include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
