Manufacturing Technology Engineer

Manufacturing Technology Engineer

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The Kapton® team is seeking a Manufacturing Technology Engineer at the Circleville, Ohio facility—30 miles south of Columbus, Ohio. This role will work with a diverse team of engineers, operators, and mechanics to provide technical expertise and strategic direction to improve our competitive advantage for the manufacturing of Kapton® Polyimide Films. The Kapton® facilities consist of polymer manufacturing, solvent distillation and extraction, film casting, and numerous converting operations such as coating, heat treatment, and slitting.

The Circleville site has a wide variety of on‑site engineering disciplines such as R&D and project engineering, in addition to the 30+ engineers in the Kapton® Manufacturing Technology department.

The Circleville site is a short drive from Columbus, OH, a growing city that is currently the 14th largest in the nation. This proximity to Columbus allows either urban or rural living; great for families and single living. The area offers many museums and arts‑scene experiences, professional and collegiate sports, and has several highly ranked golf courses and state/metro parks for the outdoor enthusiast.

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The Manufacturing Technology Engineer role will work to upgrade processes and products that may range from incremental improvements to major technology changes. A primary focus is to improve process efficiency, quality, process safety, yield, plant capacity and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

• Works with a small team (operations specialists & production, reliability, & process control engineers) to prioritize, coordinate and execute efforts for the assets of responsibility, exhibiting strong interpersonal skills
• Identifies and works with technical personnel & operations to develop best practices for processes
• Provides technical oversight of ongoing production
• Enables and assists in the training of operators, mechanics, and other technical team members to convey the “why” of the fundamentals
• Drives product‑by‑process through development and documentation of manufacturing standard process
• Designs process improvements (yield, quality, uptime, capacity release)
• Implements large programs and/or process improvements – Test Authorizations, Management of Change
• Leads troubleshooting and root cause failure analyses (RCFAs) for complex issues
• Utilizes Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma methodology
• Responsible to ensure adequate basic data is created for Cap Ex projects and provides resourcing support (e.g. development and/or Plans for Commissioning, Decommissioning, Start‑Up and Shut‑Down)
• Supports key PSM Technology Elements as needed (Process Technology, PHA, Management of Change‑Technology)
• Supports the startup and qualification of new equipment
• Networks and leverages the broader organization (Leveraged Engineering Resources, Quality, R&D, Marketing, etc.)

• BS in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering

• Web Handling technology experience
• 1+ year industrial plant experience working with PSM critical processes/systems
• Experience with control systems, PLCs, HMIs
• Demonstrated ability to apply…