Process Engineer, Building Products

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

We are in search of a Process Engineer to champion process engineering at the Salisbury, NC composite siding and trim manufacturing facility.

• Must be currently residing in or near Salisbury, NC, or willing to relocate to the area.
• Must be willing to travel up to 10% to support other Westlake sites.

• Ensure that all activities are conducted in a safe and professional manner, and hold others accountable to the same level.
• Partner with R&D and Manufacturing in leveraging gated processes to bring new products, concepts and ideas to market.
• Assist in capital equipment budget planning and specifying to improve on existing production techniques and to develop new products and production methods.
• Interface with internal and external customers and stakeholders to strategically plan and develop new products and solve a variety of production related issues.
• Analyze data using statistical software and communicate results into easy to understand formats.
• Help develop, trial and implement new material compounds to meet productivity and business objectives.
• Continuous improvement of production processes to improve rates, properties, densities, reduce scrap, etc. by utilizing lab equipment and coordinating trials on pilot and production extrusion equipment.
• Develop collaborative relationships with suppliers to stay abreast of new machinery and/or raw materials.
• Retain samples and controls for production and sales as requested.
• Continually update stakeholders on status of projects through email, phone and meeting participation.
• Maintain electronic records of compound formulations and physical/thermal properties of profiles.
• Assist in development and testing of projects not directly related to extrusion, i.e. print rolls, heat transfer rolls, injection molding, etc.
• Calculate formulation costs and costs of material in extruded parts for management’s evaluation in new and existing parts.
• Attend trade shows, classes and training seminars to keep skills up to date and learn about new equipment, chemicals, new processes related to our industry.
• May serve as technical representative in trade association meetings, i.e. SPE, PIA, AAMA and NFRC, etc.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state safety and environmental regulations.
• Maintain constructive working relationship with all employees and supervisors/managers.
• Perform other duties as assigned to satisfaction of your reporting manager.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.

The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

May require travel up to 10% of the time.

Incumbent must be able to travel.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate in the office. The position requires the incumbent travel to the various manufacturing facilities as much as 10% of the time. The work environment at the facilities can include excessive noise levels, exposure to weather elements, working around or adjacent to moving and mobile equipment and climbing ladders. Appropriate personal protective equipment including hearing protection, steel toe shoes, safety glasses and/or hard hats may be required while working in a facility.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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