Job Type: Full-Time / On-Site
Location: Gastonia, NC
How You'll Make an ImpactAs a
Process Engineer you will identify, evaluate, and implement process, technology, reliability, and continuous-improvement opportunities for the site. The role provides day-to-day process engineering support, leads data-driven gap closure, supports product and process scale-up, and serves as the manufacturing technical representative through project definition, design, commissioning, and start-up. The position works closely with Operations, Maintenance and Reliability, HSES, Quality, R&D, Product Safety, project engineering, and technology experts to ensure safe, robust, standardized, and capable manufacturing processes.The position reports directly to the Process Improve Manager.
Process Performance & Daily Technical Support- Monitor process capability, product performance, batch history, production losses, cost variances, and recurring failures to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities.
- Provide process troubleshooting and technical direction to Operations, including support outside normal business hours when required.
- Recommend and implement procedural changes, equipment modifications, process-control improvements, or recipe adjustments to reduce variability and improve Safety, Environmental, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance.
- Maintain and standardize manufacturing, operating, and cleaning instructions; train and coach process operators on technical and process changes.
- Partner with Maintenance and Reliability to improve equipment performance, operability, and reliability.
Continuous Improvement & Technology- Lead continuous-improvement activities, opportunity evaluation, gap closure, internal benchmarking, and project scope definition.
- Analyze plant and business data to maintain a prioritized improvement opportunity list aligned with site and business objectives.
- Identify and apply Most Effective Technology and relevant internal or external practices that create measurable value.
- Support development and execution of multi-year process and technology plans for the assigned plant, unit, or technology area.
- Use statistical process control, designed experiments, and other analytical methods to improve process capability and sustain results.
Projects, Capital & Technical Integrity- Serve as the manufacturing technical representative through Front-End Loading, design, commissioning, start-up, and post-start-up stabilization as assigned.
- Develop project scopes and gap-closure plans with Operations, HSES, Quality, technology experts, and Maintenance and Reliability.
- Integrate operability, process safety, reliability, and technology requirements into project definition and design.
- Provide technical justification and start-up support for capital projects and coordinate effectively between project teams and plant Operations.
- Maintain accountability for the technical integrity and operability of supported processes and units.
Product Development, Scale-Up & Commercialization- Serve as the liaison between Manufacturing and R&D for new products, raw materials, process changes, and technology transfer.
- Plan and support laboratory, pilot-plant, toll-manufacturing, and commercial-scale trials; analyze data and communicate conclusions and recommendations.
- Lead or coordinate new product trials, process scale-up, product realization, and process-capability improvement activities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including scientists, engineers, account managers, product management, Quality, and Operations to achieve safe and successful commercialization.
Process Safety, Quality & Management Systems- Champion process safety in process changes and project design and partner with Operations to maintain robust, safe manufacturing processes.
- Support and maintain applicable systems and requirements including PSM, MOC, PHA, PSSR, JSA, RCA, incident reporting, ISO 9001, RC14001, cGMP.
- Update and standardize process instructions and ensure technical changes follow site change-control, risk-assessment, and documentation requirements.
- Serve as a technical representative for customer, certification, and management-system audits as required.
Required Qualifications that Enable Your Success- Bachelor's degree in and Engineering discipline, Chemical Engineering is strong preferred.
- 4+ years of process, manufacturing, technology, or improvement engineering experience in a chemical or process-manufacturing environment.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in process improvement, new-product development, technology transfer, scale-up, capital projects, and plant operations.
- Working knowledge of statistical process control, process capability, root-cause analysis, experiment design, and data-based problem solving.
Preferred Qualifications That Drive You Forward- Familiarity with OSHA Process Safety Management
- Experience with ISO 9001 and RC14001.
- Experience with DeltaV, SAP S/4HANA, and regulated or certified manufacturing systems
Your Work EnvironmentAt Lubrizol, we're committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment where you can do your best work-whether in a lab, on the production floor, or in a hybrid office setting. Depending on your role, your work environment may include:
- Vision correctable to 20/20.
- Hearing correctable to unamplified human voice.
- Manual dexterity: excellent
- Ability to meet safety, regulatory, and health guidelines without assistance.
- Continuous mental/visual concentration
- Ability to travel by auto/air unassisted.
Benefits that Empower You - Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
- 401(k) match + Age-Weighted Defined Contribution
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Paid holidays, vacation, and parental leave
- Flexible work environment
- Learning and development opportunities
- Career and professional growth
- Inclusive culture and vibrant community engagement
Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com!
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