Senior Process​/Project Engineer

Senior Process/Project Engineer

Chicago, United States of America 110000.0 USD/year Employee

The Process Tech is responsible for implementing and managing all mold and machine processes as well as managing the quality function for relevant machinery.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Set up, repair and troubleshoot equipment, ancillary equipment and support equipment.
• Make required mold changes/process adjustments and complete color changes.
• Supervise the quality of product in the plant, ensuring that processes and controls produce preforms to the specifications.
• Analyse quality and SPC information to ensure robustness of quality systems.
• Analyse downtime, scrap and cycle time data and prioritize improvement activities accordingly to positively affect the KPI's.
• Complete preventative maintenance requirements in coordination with the Maintenance Team.
• Assist in the training and supervision of the mold change team.
• Analyse mold change efficiencies and time using KPI's to track and gauge performance.
• Manage mold and hot runner spare parts and maintain PM program.
• Train and document training for employees to ensure they are able to do their job with success.
• Promote continuous improvement, through the use of improvement tools including SMED, 5S, Kaizen problem solving, etc.
• Participate in the safety processes of the plant.
• Comply with all company safety policies and procedures as well as maintain good housekeeping and GMP practices/Global Food Safety practices.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Competencies & Qualifications

• 3-5 years manufacturing experience in plastics technology or a similar technical area;
  Recognized certification or education in related field preferred
• Strong knowledge of HDPE, PET
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
• Must be able to work flexible hours to complete necessary changes and provide support for processing on all shifts
• Previous supervisory experience required
• Good communication and team building skills
• Good working knowledge of computer systems, including MS Office and SAP
• Ability to effectively communicate technical system issues
• Experience with lean manufacturing processes
• Ability to work in a fast pace, lean environment with heat above 90 degrees
• Ability to sit, climb, stand, bend, crawl and walk on a varying basis throughout the assigned work schedule
• Ability to carry and/or maneuver up to 50 pounds