Manufacturing Technology Engineer - Elastomers

DuPont•Hemlock, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers Manufacturing Technology Engineer – Hemlock HIMS Description: This position is part of the Manufacturing Technology (MT) team supporting the Healthcare Solutions business within DuPont Electronics & Industrial (E&I) Industrial Solutions segment. The MT team is accountable for the process technology needed to support the end-to-end manufacture of products at the plant sites. The MT team works across functions (MT, integrated operations & quality, EH&S, R&D, TS&D, commercial, marketing, and supply chain) to deliver results on projects in alignment with the site and business needs. The MT role located at the Hemlock HIMS site has primary responsibilities supporting and improving existing HSL manufacturing operations as well as playing a key role in bringing changes and new products to the site.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or other engineering background
A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in process engineering or a related field
Experience in a manufacturing/chemical manufacturing environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Driven to move projects and initiatives forward
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong team player with an ability to work independently and also closely with cross functional teams
Knowledge of process control and statistical process control techniques

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of manufacturing unit operations, including extrusion, injection molding and mixing technologies.
Six Sigma green belt (or higher) or Lean certified
Experience with new product commercialization including scale up
Experience in Process Safety and process hazard analysis.

Responsibilities

Provide daily technical support to Operations including process optimization, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and risk analysis.
Assist with the implementation of solutions to improve processes (safety, yield, uptime, capacity release)
Maintain appropriate documentation, including process flow diagrams and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Respond urgently to plant issues and emergencies.
Act as a unit technical expert during unplanned events and drive implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions.
Partner with the experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve operating discipline.
Assist with and/or lead root cause analysis of asset utilization losses in the facility.
Ensure Process is effectively utilized to optimize plant performance.
Evaluate, propose and implement performance improvements.
Team member on new product commercialization framework (NPCF) projects representing manufacturing during early phases thru commercialization; plays a lead role in defining and implement manufacturing process(es) to achieve project goals working closely across functions.
Ensures a safe and efficient process is handed over to the operations team.
Lead and/or be a technical reviewer for manufacturing process changes; expertise with management of change (MOC) work process.
Engineering technical resource for trial and scaleup work to achieve project goals.
Lead technology plans and basic data development for capital projects; may lead small capital projects or work closely with other engineers to implement.
Lead startup efforts for capital projects, following DuPont project process and best practices.