Process Engineer - 1st Shift

Salary Range:$65,250.00 - $94,250.00

All Compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Process Engineer At Opella, we simplify self-care for real people. As a Process Engineer you become part of that mission – turning ideas into products that actually reach hands and homes. This role is where precision, consistency, and accountability come together to support our self-care revolution.

About the jobYour job as a Process Engineer will support the Plant Manager in delivering benchmark results, specific focus is on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Quality, Material utilization, scrap, and cost. Ownership for daily +QDCI huddles. The Process Engineer will own execution of key loss elimination action plans and the OEE group gap analysis for all process centers.

This is a 1st shift position. Monday - Friday: 7:00AM - 4:00

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Main responsibilities:

Defect Handling Ownership Identify the root cause of product defects

Drive the elimination of the defect cause

Centerline owner

Develop team capability to execute Centerline (CL) standards

Own, track, report CL in process measure and evaluate and coach results

Set direction for and support execution if action plans

Drive CL deviation to root cause elimination

Quality owner

Develop team capability to execute Quality standards

Own, track, report CL in process measure and evaluate and coach results

Set direction for and support execution if action plans

Drive CL deviation to root cause elimination

Process Reliability support resource

Monitor OEE, uptime, downtime, change overs, and scrap

Analyze variance reports and coach team to develop and execute improvement plan Provide technical expertise and daily coaching during resolution of work center issues

Perform Root Cause analysis and build capability in the team Provide technical coaching on Kaizen execution

Project and Initiative support resource

Support project, initiative, and engineering study execution to ensure appropriate standards are provided to the business

Interface with Product Development and Process Validation to ensure vertical startup criteria are achieved

About you

Education:

You must have a bachelor's degree in engineering, or a science discipline preferred.

Experience:

Experience in manufacturing of pharmaceuticals or food and beverage industries preferred.

Technical

Competencies:

Ensure weekly and monthly reports are completed in a timely manner to support improvement. Interact with packaging supervision to identify development need and to develop team members. Must provide performance metrics to drive improvement.

Professional Skills :
Must be able to perform without close supervision. Must provide performance metrics to drive improvement.

Special Requirements :
You are required to comply with dress code regulations, be willing to undergo necessary training, and work in conditions with exposure to product, dust, grease, and packing machinery hazards.

Pre-employment Testing:
You need to complete the required pre-employment testing.

Desired

Qualifications:

Additional qualifications such as Lean Six Sigma Certification, previous pharmaceutical experience, and familiarity with Production Automation Systems like SAP are desirable.

Simply put, we’re shaping a self-care revolution. If you’re ready to question, improve and create better for millions, step in and make an impact that’s felt far beyond the line. We are challengers. We are Opella.

About us Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission…