Molded Fiber Process Development Engineer

Novolex Corporate•Plattsburgh, NY

About The Position

The Molded Fiber Process Development Engineer advances molded fiber production through process improvement, production troubleshooting, data analysis, and quality oversight. The role leads associates who support quality and process monitoring and works with management, technicians, and operators to improve cycle times, throughput, quality, scrap, and cost. It also establishes processing parameters and procedures, validates improvements through experiments and capability studies, and helps maintain plant quality, safety, audit, and GMP standards.

Requirements

PLC programming experience.
Leadership mindset to guide associates supporting quality and process monitoring.

Responsibilities

Partner with management, technicians, and operators to drive process improvements, including shorter cycle times, optimized production, higher throughput, better quality, and lower scrap, while troubleshooting issues.
Create and maintain engineering documentation, including molding specifications, process flow diagrams, and PFMEAs.
Set up and establish processing parameters based on material characteristics and machine capabilities.
Author molding procedures to ensure consistent processing across all shifts.
Review daily production efficiencies with the Production Manager to sustain stable, repeatable performance.
Plan and conduct design of experiments (DOE) and capability studies to validate improvements.
Identify and deliver continuous improvement opportunities that increase efficiency, reduce defects, and achieve cost savings.
Contribute documentation and data to capital equipment justifications.
Oversee lab and process technicians, test results, procedures, and the overall quality program.
Coordinate timely responses to internal and external quality concerns.
Manage and coordinate the plant’s NSF audit and GMP standards.
Immediately report and address safety issues or hazards and uphold an excellent safety record.
Maintain excellent attendance and dependability.
Perform other duties as assigned.