Process Engineer

As a Process Engineer, you'll own the elimination of process losses for a designated production process. You'll be the technical backbone of the operation — using data to find where quality and reliability are slipping, then leading the fixes: from equipment standards and change management to troubleshooting and cross-plant knowledge sharing.

Scope of Ownership

· Own engineering of assigned equipment/processes

· Lead root-cause resolution and defect elimination

· Lead centerline setting and optimization

· Lead CI and loss-elimination projects

· Lead capital project execution

· Lead standard work and SOP technical content

· Lead startups and changes

· Contribute to Process Reliability (PR) improvement

Key Responsibilities

· Identify, prioritize, and eliminate process losses

· Build process capability and control (PQM / MU)

· Provide feedback to design and lead smart standardization deployment

· Define equipment standards

· Lead change management and validation processes

· Lead and build the team's capability in technical troubleshooting of process failures

· Lead process benchmarking and reapplication across sites

· Execute the technical side of capital projects, startups, and changes

· Help capture tribal knowledge and load it into team training (e.g., Augmentir)

Day-to-Day

· Design, implement, and maintain systems to collect and analyze data on critical product and process parameters

· Use that data to identify process losses

· Work with line management to prioritize improvement opportunities

· Eliminate or reduce prioritized losses by changing processes or work systems

· Participate in daily direction-setting — report results, flag issues, and request resources

· Own critical daily management systems, e.g. center-lining (run-to-target)

· Standardize equipment and work processes; own the change management system for your designated process; update control strategies and operating procedures as changes occur

· Share and reapply learnings across processes, modules, and plants

· Prepare and deliver training on process and equipment changes

· Grow your own capability through corporate and external training

How We Measure Success

· Product Quality Measures (PQM) — product or package defects, measured in PPM

· Process Reliability (PR)

· Downtime reduction on assigned equipment

· Defect elimination and recurrence

· Project delivery on time

· Centerline effectiveness

Direct Reports

None — individual contributor / project lead.

What to Expect

· You'll spend about 80% of your time on the floor, close to the process

· You'll grow into the site's technical expert for a designated process

· You'll qualify across all basic operating roles for that process

· Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, or a related discipline)

· Experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role, ideally in a fast-paced production environment

· Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills; comfortable turning process data into prioritized action

· Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma methods, root-cause analysis, and statistical process control

· Experience with centerline setting/optimization and DOE (Design of Experiments) methods

· Experience leading change management or validation processes for equipment or procedures

· Confident troubleshooter who can lead others through technical failures under pressure

· Strong communication skills — able to train others and influence across functions

· Willingness to spend the majority of your time on the plant floor