Manufacturing Process Engineer

INTRODUCTION

DuPont Transportation & Industrial (T&I) delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to the transportation, aerospace, electronics, healthcare, industrial and consumer markets.

The Healthcare Industries Materials Site (HIMS) in Hemlock, MI, is the premier manufacturing location for silicone-based adhesives & fluids, elastomers and medical grade tubing.

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

HIMS has an opening for a Manufacturing Process Engineer in their Fluids area. This position provides day-to-day manufacturing support with operational and technological responsibilities to assure safe and continuous run-ability of the processes, while developing strategies / systems to improve manufacturing performance.

The position will also lead Process Safety Management (PSM) for the Fluids area, support capital projects, and support continuous improvement efforts in coordination with the EHS, Engineering and Technology organizations.

Your key responsibilities :

Conduct work activities and demonstrate leadership behavior consistent with DuPont Core Values.

Use process expertise to ensure facility and personal adherence to regulatory, company policies, good manufacturing and food safety requirements.

Provide daily technical support to Operations (occasional off-shift / weekends when needed) including process optimization, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and risk analysis.

Assist with the implementation of solutions to improve processes (safety, yield, uptime, capacity release)

Monitor manufacturing equipment performance; assessing reliability of equipment, identifying failures and causes of failures, and recommending solutions

Provide technical leadership and support to plant capital projects, including design, capital justification, PSM, and commissioning activities.

Work closely with production management to develop production strategies and systems that improve manufacturing performance.

Mentoring and influential leadership of production resources

Work with Commercial and Quality teams to respond to customer inquiries and / or quality notifications.

Interface with Technology and Business resources to develop innovations and coordinate product rollouts to the facility.

Develop, maintain, and improve operating procedures

Lead PSM activities for the Fluids area and serve as the PSM Auditing Focal Point for the HIMS site

Job Qualification

Your qualification profile :

BS in Chemical, Biochemical Engineering or a related field

6+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing or related industry

Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

Strong team player with an ability to work closely with all functional teams within the plant

Self-starter with systematic decision making, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills

Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement and statistical analysis experience

Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex process and production issues using multiple disciplined teams and data driven analysis.

Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects / tasks, adapt to changing conditions and balance a big picture focus with detailed execution.

Demonstrated knowledge and application of critical systems including GMP, PSM, SAP, Six Sigma and TEEP / OEE

Knowledge of manufacturing unit operations, including polymerization, extrusion, and mixing technologies.

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