Process Engineer

Magnera Corporation•Mooresville, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer drives continuous improvement of manufacturing and operational processes to increase safety, quality, throughput, and cost efficiency. The role partners with production, quality, maintenance, and EHS to analyze workflows, identify bottlenecks, and implement process solutions using Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical methods. It develops and optimizes standard operating procedures, process control plans, and KPIs, and leads trials, validations, and root-cause investigations to sustain performance. The Process Engineer also directs process technicians’ efforts, establishes goals, and works to produce positive results. The role manages process reliability by working with customers to define product requirements and translate them into controllable process parameters; assessing the company’s ability to consistently meet targets and product requirements; and identifying opportunities to improve reliability. In collaboration with the Process Engineering Manager, Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, and manufacturing teams, the Process Engineer recommends and justifies equipment upgrades or modifications. The position leads improvement projects, meetings, and Kaizen events; reviews, contributes to, and/or approves process procedures; coordinates production-order instructions with the Production Scheduler when specifications are new or changed; and monitors schedule reliability. The Process Engineer works with the Operations Manager to train production team members in downtime Pareto analysis, process capability studies by product and line, and control-chart maintenance and analysis to reduce key-property variation through identification of assignable causes and corrective action. The position is located in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules and operating, process, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write technical reports and routine correspondence and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to calculate figures associated with the process department.
Ability to solve practical problems in situations with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
Understand basic plastic fundamentals and the processes behind the mechanics.
Familiarity with office equipment such as a computer, calculator, telephone, copier, and fax machine.
Self-directed and driven in a complex environment with change.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including periodic lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and frequent lifting up to 25 pounds; climbing and entering permit-required and non-permit-required confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

Three years of prior relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
Previous supervision and project management experience.
Understanding of chemical properties within the plastic industry.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.

Responsibilities

Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing and operational processes to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.
Partner with production, quality, maintenance, and EHS to analyze workflows, identify bottlenecks, and implement process solutions using Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical methods.
Develop and optimize standard operating procedures, process control plans, and KPIs.
Lead trials, validations, and root-cause investigations to sustain performance.
Direct process technicians’ efforts and establish goals.
Work with customers to define product requirements and translate them into controllable process parameters.
Determine process capabilities for consistently meeting targets and customer product requirements.
Identify and report opportunities for process reliability improvement.
Collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, and manufacturing teams to recommend and justify equipment upgrades or modifications.
Identify and lead process improvement projects, meetings, and Kaizen events related to the Engineering Department.
Review, provide input on, and/or approve process procedures.
Coordinate production-order instructions with the Production Scheduler for new or existing products when specifications are new or changed.
Monitor schedule reliability.
Work with the Operations Manager to train production team members in downtime Pareto analysis, process capability studies, and control-chart maintenance and analysis.
Work safely, follow safety rules, and report safety hazards immediately.