Process Engineer - Plant

Responsibilities

• Work with the various teams to develop and deploy processes that help standardize manufacturing practices
• Support new production tooling runs
• Identify productivity improvement opportunities and work with the manufacturing site to develop and implement these opportunities
• Support production associate training as needed
• Reviews the condition of existing manufacturing lines and work with the manufacturing teams to develop and execute equipment/line improvement plans
• Aid the plant teams in reviewing their equipment needs and helping to prioritize these needs for capital planning purposes
• Manage key equipment installations working closely with the manufacturing teams
• Develop standard operating procedures for key manufacturing processes
• Lead systematic problem-solving teams to help identify root causes and permanent corrective actions for key manufacturing issues
• Provide formal updates and reviews to Leadership on key projects, tooling runs, and improvement activities that are being implemented
• Share lessons learned and best practices amongst the plants
• Drive best practices and continuous improvement through standardized processes
• Collaborate with various Operation teams to resolve project obstacles or roadblocks

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Solid analytical & systematic problem-solving skills
• Leverage Lean Manufacturing
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Knowledge of Six Sigma
• Ability to drive continuous improvement methodology
• Development and roll out of SOPs
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Strong extrusion processing skills
• Equipment reliability and maintainability
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Plastics, Industrial, Mechanical, or another Engineering discipline
• Experience: Five or more years of manufacturing experience at various levels
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, plastic extrusion, and molding a plus
• Proven track record of driving continuous improvement with manufacturing teams
• Experience with polymer processing equipment and tooling (extrusion, injection molding, and blow molding)
• Experience with capital planning, project development, and project execution
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Software

Other Requirements

• 25% travel would be typical for this role
• Ability to travel as needed to support plant requirements
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to work within the various climate conditions

Benefits

• Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical and prescription drug plans, telemedicine (with medical plan), High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA), dental and vision plans, virtual physical therapy*, an employee assistance program (EAP)*, and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnification programs.
• Financial Benefits: Retirement 401k program with company match, an employee stock purchase plan (voluntary), financial wellness planning*, paid parental leave*, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for child care and health care, short-term and long-term disability*, basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)*, adoption financial reimbursement*, tuition reimbursement*, voluntary life insurance (for employees, spouses, and children), and voluntary identity theft and fraud protection.
• 100% paid by ADS.