Process Engineer

About the role

Franklin International, a leading manufacturer of adhesives, coatings, and sealants, is seeking a Process Engineer. The primary responsibilities include optimizing existing processes, introducing new products and processes, providing technical support, evaluating and resolving manufacturing issues, and developing new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Optimizes yield, throughput, cost, cycle and labor efficiency by implementing improvements to existing processes.
• Provides technical support to manufacturing in maintaining and improving production standards and operating efficiencies.
• Works to improve the quality of existing products or processes, consistent with customer requirements and supportive of corporate objectives.
• Evaluates existing products and processes for areas requiring optimization.
• Identifies and resolves processing and manufacturing issues using data, experimentation, technical references, and cross-functional expertise.
• Develops and maintains technical knowledge on product mix and manufacturing characteristics to provide necessary process engineering support to manufacturing and research and development labs.
• Works with plant personnel to define process and product problems as well as opportunities for improvement and or automation.
• Generates rework or recovery plans of expired and/or nonconforming product and raw material.
• Seeks long-term efficiencies by identifying new technologies for process improvements.
• Investigates data acquisition and control hardware and software for possible application in Franklin processes.
• Evaluates new technology for process measurement and control.
• Evaluates new technologies to improve ergonomics and safety of plant processes.
• Aids in the evaluation, specification and selection of new equipment as required to improve plant process, cycle and capacity.
• Designs and installs equipment or processes in the laboratory or in production operations.
• Coordinates lab, plant or off-site experiments, trials and feasibility studies of new process control devices.
• Supports departmental objectives by accurately capturing, recording, and displaying data and documents.
• Assists engineering staff with creating and reviewing engineering documents such as MOC, P&ID, PSI, and change notices.
• Provides feedback to production management regarding such items as plant operator performance, schedule compliance, yield, first pass rates, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry or related field, with 2+ years manufacturing experience in a Process Engineering Capacity OR ten (10) years experience with chemical batch process.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and skills in chemical engineering, business, and problem-solving practices.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.

Skills

• Technical proficiency in chemical engineering principles and practices.
• Experience with process optimization and improvement techniques.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and systems.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good organizational and time management skills.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• On-site fitness center staffed by trainers
• Nurse health coach
• 529 Plan matching
• Adoption support

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Contact

To apply, please visit our careers page at www.FranklinInternational.com.