Process Engineer

• Ensure all tasks are performed in a safe manner and compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
• Regularly interacts with frontline leaders and production employees to provide direction and leadership.
• Provides technical expertise to Engineering, Operations, Logistics, Product Development, and Quality to support and improve plant performance.
• Plans, executes and documents trial results for process and product development
• Provide support in developing specification for new products.
• Responsible for the daily monitoring and troubleshooting for quality and production
• Partner with maintenance to improve machine reliability.
• Develops and leads assigned projects from start to completion.
• Develops and leads improvement programs around quality, process capability and yield reduction.
• Responsible for determining process and machine capabilities and continuous. improvement programs through the use of statistical methods.
• Regularly interfaces with customers and vendors.
• Provides support for investigations into customer complaints and developing corrective action.
• Responsible for working with raw material and process equipment suppliers to qualify new materials for new products, increasing efficiencies and/or reducing cost.
• Utilizes process control methodology (Six Sigma, SPC, Designed Experiments, etc...) to solve problems and improve process control and capability.
• Serves as a resource on plant technologies, control systems, and raw materials. Initiates and assists with implementation of process control improvements using DMAIC planning process.
• Initiates plans and processes to minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of processes and equipment.
• Serves as a resource on manufacturing technologies, control systems, and process control
• Manages process change through use of designed experiments.
• Leads process changes and maintains FMEA's for all assets.
• Ensures consistency of processes across all assets and shifts.
• Initiates and leads process improvements.
• Tracks improvement through use of Hoshin, Kaizen and other approved methodologies
• Ensures maintenance of asset SOP's and work instructions.
• Through leveraged knowledge of current technology and market trends, participates in the definition of advanced products required to sustain a cost effective competitive position.
• Partners with Product Development and Sales.
• Support the effective implementation of investment projects approved for capacity or facility expansion and upgrades.
• May lead or participate in regional or global projects.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering field, or closely related field or or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred.
• Works independently and has the ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Ability to travel required (10-30%).
• Intermediate computer skills including MS Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Problem solving skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Textile or nonwovens experience desired.

Magnera Corporation