Adv Process Improvement Professional
Milliken & Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Portage • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Coordinate cross functional team to develop and execute plans to successfully move growth products from the lab bench to a manufacturing location while meeting all internal and external requirements.
- Design new process transformation steps to expand Encapsys product offerings
- Characterize critical relationships between process parameters and product performance
- Support generation of IP through product design or processing innovation.
- Responsible for the design, commissioning, validation, and start-up of products/processes for assigned business units
- Collaborate with Business Unit and R&D resources to understand customer needs, translate these to successful formulations and develop repeatable manufacturing conditions
- Participate in design of production equipment, design reviews and development of programming controls.
- Participate in investigations, document root cause, and implement sustainable corrective actions to resolve equipment, processing, or product quality issues.
- Develop detailed understanding of process equipment, chemistry, and proficiency in all quality data systems.
- Drive continuous improvement and manage change management systems for assigned business units.
- Coach less experienced engineers and associates, as well as provide technical training to others.
- Conduct risk assessments of equipment and processes.
- Collaborate with Quality Team to ensure compliance with applicable safety and quality standards.
- Support Encapsys Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by contributing to team efforts that strive to guarantee quality, minimize cost, meet delivery promises, maintain processes, and work safely.
- Responsible Care
- Be aware of the relevant requirements of the Responsible Care Management System (RC-14001) and follow plant procedures to ensure compliance to requirements.
- Understand the RC-14001 Significant Aspects of your job and help ensure controls are in place to reduce or eliminate negative impacts.
- Minimize waste, prevent pollution and conserve energy while performing job tasks.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of the environmental, health, safety, security and Responsible Care performance and programs.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering/Science related field with 3+ years of experience
- Experience working in chemical industry or working directly with chemicals
- Ability to define problems, facilitate teams, determine root causes, develop preventative actions, and implement effective long-term solutions for complex problems.
- Experience validating equipment and new products.
- Basic understanding of ERP, Quality management and Process control systems.
- Familiarity with process safety management design and implementation.
- Ability to occasionally push, pull and carry up to fifty (50) pounds.
- Ability to wear a respirator as required by activity or chemical safety data sheets.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
process transformationproduct designprocess validationprogramming controlsrisk assessmentscontinuous improvementroot cause analysispreventative actionsquality data systemsequipment validation
Soft skills
team coordinationcollaborationcoachingproblem-solvingcommunicationfacilitationtechnical trainingchange managementcustomer needs understandingsustainable corrective actions
Certifications
BS in EngineeringBS in Science