Production Engineer

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain control of process metrics and data such as cycle time, productivity, uptime, yields, etc. to ensure existing processes are in control
• Provide direct engineering support to production to ensure that product is running within SOP/PCD and to the desired quality standards
• Establish and maintain control of process metrics to ensure processes are in control
• Play lead technical role to ensure that process safety obligations are met including maintaining of safety file, lead/participate in PHAs, MHAs, MOCs, PSSR’s etc.
• Participate in visible safety leadership activities
• Fill in as relief for Production Manager as needed
• Provide technical support and collaborate with Quality Engineers, Process Engineers and operations team to respond to all customer issues, quality escapes and other systemic quality issues
• Maintain, develop and update all control documents such as SOP’s, MSOP’s, WI’s, recipes, visual Inspection, etc.
• Maintain and manage recipe effectiveness metric, BOMs, scrap, yield, and other aspects of product configuration
• Liaise with project/process engineers to implement new capital projects in production area
• Supports employees in lean and six sigma principles and methodology
• Ensure that operators have the background knowledge in these principles in order that they can effectively engage with the Area Improvement Team
• Maintain SOP’s, BOM’s and recipes to an acceptable level in order that the operation runs to plan while minimizing quality issues
• Ensure that productivity metrics such as uptime and throughput are visible on the shop floor and deviations to standard are being worked
• Ensure that recipe timings are correct to real running conditions in order that OTIF is maximized
• Lead continuous improvement activities through the use of lean and various engagement tools (including kaizen, workout, 6S, etc.)
• Lead execution of incremental process improvements (e.g. waste and First-time-Right) by actively engaging horizontally, vertically with all levels
• Take corrective action to address process deviations and identify root cause to prevent recurrence

Requirements

• A four-year B.S. degree preferably in Composite or Chemical Engineering
• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing experience

Qualifications

• Well developed communication skills to work effectively with customers, operators, suppliers and other support groups within Syensqo
• High motivation and self-starting abilities are a must and able to handle complex and demanding situations while maintaining sound decision making

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $84,000 - 106,000 per year
• Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives
• Relocation assistance may be offered dependent on candidate's current location
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

Pay

• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $84,000 - 106,000 per year

Schedule

• N/A