Senior Process Engineer, Ceramic Powders

Overview

Momentive Technologies deliver purity that inspires progress. Leveraging a nearly 75-year legacy of innovation, our ultra–high-purity products help enable high-quality processing and production for a wide range of applications in the semiconductor, photovoltaic, lighting, aerospace, water purification, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics and telecommunications industries.

As a world leader in fused quartz and ceramic solutions, we offer an unrivaled ability to supply custom material solutions at scale to the highest standards of quality. By engineering custom materials with uncommon purity and unwavering precision, Momentive Technologies gives our customers the freedom to think big and develop transformative products that benefit mankind on the grandest of scales. Together, Momentive Technologies and our customers are reshaping the world.

Senior Process Engineer, Ceramic Powder

In this position you will play a critical role in driving operational excellence at our Strongsville Plant, reporting directly to the Operations Manager for Ceramic Powders and Shapes. This role is responsible for optimizing and overseeing the manufacturing processes for high-purity powders that serve diverse, cutting-edge industries. The role requires partnering with cross-functional teams—including production, maintenance, quality, finance, technology, commercial, EHS, and supply chain—to ensure the delivery of superior products in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

• Provide leadership, engineering expertise, and excellent communication in support of Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, and Organizational Development initiatives.
• Daily support on the shop floor and troubleshooting equipment issues in collaboration with team leaders and maintenance technicians.
• Ensure the sustainability of stable operations and foster a Continuous Improvement culture through leadership, training and collaboration with internal and external resources.
• Identify, mitigate, and eliminate safety exposures; lead safety improvement opportunities.
• Ensure EHS compliance with processes and equipment and identify improvement opportunities.
• Establish, update, and maintain production procedures, process control data, and quality test data. Audit plant activities to ensure compliance.
• Collect and analyze process and production data to identify trends and ensure process stability and reliability; ensure product quality through analysis of incoming raw materials, in-process testing, and final product certification.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, product quality, delivery, and cost through analysis of plant data and collaboration with Operations and Maintenance personnel.
• Facilitate problem solving (root cause analysis) and lead corrective actions with Operations, Maintenance, and other support teams.
• Drive resolution of customer claims in a timely manner and reduce repeat claims to improve total customer experience.
• Reduce product lead time via Lean Manufacturing concepts on the production line; interact with vendors for routine process upgrades.
• Assist Technology team in the development of new products and processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering – Chemical, Ceramic or Material Science.
• 5 years of experience in Process Engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Exhibits a sense of urgency that translates to the floor; demonstrated ability to troubleshoot equipment issues with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical expertise coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills; ability to communicate at all levels.
• Root Cause Analysis;
  Statistical Analysis and Interpretation; demonstrated team contribution and leadership skills.
• A track record of leading Continuous Improvement efforts with demonstrated sustained outcomes.

• Prior experience in a full-time Process Engineering role in a high-temperature chemical process.
• Demonstrated mechanical engineering aptitude; mentoring and coaching experience; change management skills.
• Energetic self-starter with strong leadership skills; proven track record of delivering sustainable performance.
• Proficient in Minitab;
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