Senior Process Engineer

• Ideal Candidate Need experience as a process engineer in a manufacturing setting comfortable being hands on in the plant quality experience
• Needs a BS in Engineering (chemical preferred)
• Oversee a small quality team open to a 24/7 operation

• The Process Engineer II serves as a frontline technical leader within the Hillsboro plant, responsible for ensuring the stable, safe, and efficient operation of a major process unit. This role is deeply embedded in daily plant operations, working closely with production, maintenance, and quality teams to maintain target conditions for throughput, raw material utilization, energy efficiency, and product specifications.
• To support reliable operations, the Process Engineer II establishes and maintains robust systems for data collection, performance monitoring, and routine auditing to enable rapid identification of process deviations and equipment issues. Through disciplined application of troubleshooting and problem-solving methodologies—including RCCA, 5 Whys, Kepner-Tregoe, JM Solve-It, and Six Sigma tools
  —the engineer drives timely corrective actions and prevents recurrence.
• In addition, this role plays a key part in continuous improvement efforts, focusing on optimizing process performance, improving product quality, and reducing the cost of poor quality. By analyzing process data and operating trends, the Process Engineer II identifies opportunities for process optimization and collaborates with cross-functional teams to implement sustainable improvements. This includes regularly reviewing and refining raw material specifications and operating parameters to enhance overall process capability and plant profitability.

• Process Optimization: Perform continuous analysis to identify areas for process improvement and implement corrective actions.
• Team Management: Lead and manage the quality assurance department, including the direct management of multiple quality assurance technicians.
• Standardization: Develop standard control processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and define process set-points for all product types. Create associated management tools (e.g., setup sheets in MII).
• Safety Culture: Actively support and improve safety performance by encouraging safe behaviors and engaging in processes to enhance the JM safety culture.
• Innovation & Technology: Maintain knowledge of the latest industry technologies and evaluate them for use in current and future processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external resources to resolve technical issues. Proactively share learnings within the technical community and potentially participate in JM Centers of Excellence (COEs).
• Project Leadership: Provide leadership for process redesign efforts (e.g., during rebuilds or major investment projects) and lead multiple projects/process optimizations within the manufacturing operation.
• Additional Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering (or a related science) with a minimum of 3 years of experience in industrial continuous process manufacturing (as a process or design engineer) and 2 years of experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes.
• Problem-Solving
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated complex data analysis and problem-solving skills, including experience using Design of Experiments (DOE) for process improvement.
• Project Management: Solid project management skills with a proven ability to effectively manage, prioritize, and drive multiple key projects to successful completion.
• Results & Innovation: A proven track record of identifying/implementing process improvements, a history of innovation, and strong adaptability.
• Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Solid interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Proven ability to interface and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.

Ability to work independently or within a team, set and communicate clear expectations to team members, and make timely, data-driven decisions