Process Engineer

The Process Engineer is responsible for providing technical assistance to plant operations in support of process improvement, cost reduction, safety enhancement, and efficiency at Mactac's manufacturing facility in Troy, Ohio. This includes identifying and implementing process changes to improve yields, reduce costs, improve runtime, reduce downtime and improve quality for all products. This Engineer is involved in projects of a complex nature that have considerable impact on plant performance and costs.

• Being accountable for the overall process performance of assigned assets, including tracking OEE metrics to goal, performing data/gap analysis, and reporting weekly on major areas of opportunity.
• Reviewing production exceptions daily and working directly with production crews, team leaders, technical staff, and management to develop plans to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Identifying, developing, and managing process improvement projects specifically aimed at improving operational efficiencies (waste, productivity, costs), including the ongoing development and training of required methods and procedures.
• Identifying and driving out sources of variability related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) through application of the Rapid Problem-Solving Tool (RPS), continuous improvement initiatives, and development of standards/work instructions.
• Troubleshooting daily production and process problems, communicating with the Maintenance Manager, Engineering Director, Production Manager, Supervisors and Operators regarding run problems, investigating root causes and recommending and implementing corrective actions.
• Working in conjunction with manufacturing and maintenance personnel to ensure consistent operation of equipment to prescribed conditions, once developed, and identifying any or all of the following: set-up and run parameters, maintenance intervals, and material specifications.
• Conducting trials to improve yields, reduce costs, improve runtime, improve quality, and to scale-up products.
• Developing support, set up, run and change-over documentation and facilitating their training.
• Writing, performing, analyzing, and reporting on validations to support process standardization.
• Developing project justifications, ROI analysis and proper project/capital requests consistent with company policy.
• Taking the lead in managing and implementing certain safety initiatives, and always operating with safety considerations as paramount.
• Assisting Manufacturing in preparing standard operating conditions with the appropriate input from the machine operators, supervisors and technical personnel.
• Determining the need and justification for capital projects such as source equipment and components by completing and routing Allocation for capital form.
• Assisting Sales and Applications Development in the development of customer specifications.
• Investigating quality claims to root cause and developing and executing corrective actions to eliminate recurrence.
• Planning, executing, and documenting all major changes to the processing of raw materials used in operation.
• Assisting maintenance in creating and maintaining Operator Preventative Maintenance procedures for assigned assets.
• Accurately updating documentation to reflect current operation procedures.
• Leading projects to implement changes necessary for quality improvement and cost reduction.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required, with a preference for Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment or related industry is required.
• Additional education and/or training in Chemistry is preferred.
• Working experience with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing or other similar Continuous Improvement methodology and certification strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with converting film, paper webs, slot die and/or curtain coating technology is preferred.
• Must be able and willing to learn how to operate equipment, repair / troubleshoot equipment alongside maintenance or technical staff, and confidently convey findings, solutions, and status reports to management.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software.
• Prior experience with CAD is highly preferred.
• Should possess prior experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Prior experience with JD Edwards ERP is beneficial.
• Excellent judgment and decision-making ability, including the ability to identify…