POSITION TITLE
Process Improvement Engineer - Commercialization
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Process Engineer is accountable for scale up of new chemical encapsulation products, validation of new equipment and processes, acts as a technical resource for the plant and lead/support continuous improvement. The position reports directly to the Corporate Commercialization Manager and will work closely with plant leadership, engineering, and plant operators. A successful candidate will need to be able to work in a flexible, often shifting environment and coordinate cross functionally with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, EH&S, and Business Unit leaders to deliver expected results.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate cross functional team to develop and execute plans to successfully move growth products from the lab bench to a manufacturing location while meeting all internal and external requirements.
- Design new process transformation steps to expand Encapsys product offerings
- Characterize critical relationships between process parameters and product performance
- Support generation of IP through product design or processing innovation.
- Responsible for the design, commissioning, validation, and start-up of products/processes for assigned business units
- Collaborate with Business Unit and R&D resources to understand customer needs, translate these to successful formulations and develop repeatable manufacturing conditions
- Participate in design of production equipment, design reviews and development of programming controls.
- Participate in investigations, document root cause, and implement sustainable corrective actions to resolve equipment, processing, or product quality issues.
- Develop detailed understanding of process equipment, chemistry, and proficiency in all quality data systems.
- Drive continuous improvement and manage change management systems for assigned business units.
- Coach less experienced engineers and associates, as well as provide technical training to others.
- Conduct risk assessments of equipment and processes.
- Collaborate with Quality Team to ensure compliance with applicable safety and quality standards.
- Support Encapsys Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by contributing to team efforts that strive to guarantee quality, minimize cost, meet delivery promises, maintain processes, and work safely.
Responsible Care
- Be aware of the relevant requirements of the Responsible Care Management System (RC-14001) and follow plant procedures to ensure compliance to requirements.
- Understand the RC-14001 Significant Aspects of your job and help ensure controls are in place to reduce or eliminate negative impacts.
- Minimize waste, prevent pollution and conserve energy while performing job tasks.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of the environmental, health, safety, security and Responsible Care performance and programs.
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
- BS in Chemical Engineering with 5+ years of experience
- Experience working in chemical industry or working directly with chemicals
- Experience validating equipment and new products.
- Ability to define problems, facilitate teams, determine root causes, develop preventative actions, and implement effective long-term solutions for complex problems.
- Basic understanding of ERP, Quality management and Process control systems.
- Familiarity with process safety management design and implementation.
- Ability to occasionally push, pull and carry up to fifty (50) pounds.
- Ability to wear a respirator as required by activity or chemical safety data sheets.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
- Experience in product development/process engineering
- Prior experience working with ISO9001, Hazardous Chemicals, Process Safety Management (PSM) or RMP, Responsible Care, ISO14001 or SOCMA registered facility.
- Knowledge of process control systems and cost / benefits analysis
- Ability to apply scientific principles to design complex processes and solve manufacturing problems.
- Detailed understanding of chemistry, liquid chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical kinetics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer as they relate to chemical processing systems.
- Experience in a cGMP environment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:
- Ability to apply engineering concepts to solve performance problems.
- Ability to take initiative, prioritize objectives from multiple projects, and adhere to scheduled timelines while maintaining flexibility.
- Capable of working in a flexible, often shifting environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong work ethic, self-directed and able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Must be able to identify issues and communicate with all levels of the organization to get them resolved as well as customers, vendors and contractors.
- Assess and make recommendations for improvements in areas of safety, cost, and performance.
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