Product Process Engineer

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Active
- Regular Technical Manchester, CT, US

6 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $95,000.00 Annually

SBNA, Inc produces molding compounds that cover a wide range of application and industries. We are a global organization committed to exceeding our customers’ expectations in material performance, customer service, technical expertise, and product quality. learn more about us at our company website

This position is onsite Monday
- Friday.

The Product Process Engineer will have direct input into the manufacturing process. This role has key responsibilities for a range of process flow activities to ensure the manufacturing plant achieves optimum production output, sustains quality requirements, and maintains regulatory compliance. In addition, this role works alongside other engineering staff, maintenance, operations, and chemical operators to ensure proper design, procurement & construction processes are followed, and capital projects are put in place to enhance manufacturing efficiency.

Leads activities that include the development or modification of chemical formulations and processing technology to meet business objectives. Supports customer base through troubleshooting, problem solving, specification development, coordination of quality assurance requirements, and translates customer requirements into manufacturing standards and instructions. Some travel may be required.

Responsibilities that are requirements in order to perform the job:

• Carry out process improvement/optimization work including planning and supervising in production trials and determining areas requiring process improvements and coordinating efforts to attain such
• Translates customer requirements into manufacturing standards and instructions
• Coordinate the evaluation of new and current materials to consistently maintain and improve processing methods and test procedures through coordination with R&D, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, and Plant Engineering personnel and by thorough independent research of new equipment and processes.
• Provide support to operations and R & D in evaluation of new process equipment providing technical backup and knowledge to improve quality of existing products and/or product development
• Resolution of customer use problems through investigation of materials and /or processing parameters and recommendation of corrective actions
• Determines the test methods, procedures, parts, and equipment needed to implement engineering changes that result in production improvements and cost effectivenes
• Trouble-shoot chemical and process related operating problems
• Review process control and SOP’s
• As business needs dictate, will work with other engineering staff and outside contractors to implement projects
• Monitors process equipment to identify potential errors and develops solutions to eliminate the reoccurrence of those problems
• Will monitor project progress to ensure contractors are qualified and receive sufficient communication to ensure a “Safety First” culture and successful startup
• Supports Quality Assurance activites and personnel associated with all product lines.
• Assist with development of short and long-term capital plans
• Attend professional and technical functions
• Develop process flow diagrams (PFD) and piping and instrument drawings (P&’s)
• Use computer modeling and simulations to design and evaluate process and operating systems
• Upholds safety, health, environmental procedures, communicates directly and supports the EHS department to ensure OSHA and EPA compliance at all times

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of supportive functions based on business needs:

• Interacts with Engineering, Maintenance, and Technical, Purchasing, Traffic, Quality, Safety, Accounting, Human Resources, contractors and others
• Assists with designs and scheduled Plant trials to determine performance capabilities.
• Maintain 5S…