Sr Process Engineer

Henkel • Warren, MI

5d

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 2-5 years of process engineering experience within a chemical, batch manufacturing, or industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on process optimization, yield improvement, scrap reduction, and cycle time reduction.
• Working knowledge of root cause analysis, process controls, PFMEA/risk assessment methodologies, and manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems, along with the development and maintenance of manufacturing documentation such as SOPs, BOMs, routings, and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Drive Manufacturing and Process Improvement: Lead initiatives to improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce scrap and cycle times, enhance process capability, minimize product variability, and quickly resolve shop floor issues.
• Support New Product Introduction and Change Management: Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to scale up new products and processes, conduct Gate Assessments, and manage product and process changes while ensuring customer and internal requirements are met.
• Lead Technical Problem Solving and Risk Mitigation: Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, PFMEA development, risk assessments, and process control improvements to support product quality, process safety, customer satisfaction, and operational reliability.
• Manage Manufacturing Documentation and Compliance: Develop and maintain BOMs, routings, SOPs, manufacturing instructions, packaging instructions, and other documentation required to support compliant and efficient production operations.
• Execute Capital Projects and Cross-Functional Collaboration: Identify capital investment opportunities, coordinate with equipment suppliers, contractors, and vendors, and provide technical expertise to improve process capability, quality, productivity, safety, and environmental performance.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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