Encapsys, Process Improvement Engineer - Commercialization

Date: Jul 8, 2026

Location: Appleton, WI, US, 54913

Company: Milliken and Company

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.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

• Experience in product development/process engineering.
• Prior experience working with ISO
  9001, Hazardous Chemicals, Process Safety Management (PSM) or RMP, Responsible Care, ISO
  14001 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…