Process Improvement Professional I
Milliken & Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Portage • Wisconsin • United States
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About the role
- Develop detailed understanding of process equipment, chemistry, and proficiency in all quality data systems
- Monitor daily quality and process trends and tune critical inputs to keep processes running at desired targets
- Participate in investigations, document root cause, and implement sustainable corrective actions to resolve equipment, processing, or product quality issues.
- Drive continuous improvement and manage change management systems for assigned product line.
- Document process and product performance and share with appropriate plant or customer contacts
- 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.
- Ensure that Safe & Healthy workplaces are provided for all.
- Ensure that all emergency arrangements are in place – Fire exit routes clear, fire doors accessible and not locked or blocked, and fire-fighting equipment present in the correct location.
- Be visible and available to associates in office & support areas.
- Be engaged in the safety process as a safety team coach/sponsor or project team leader.
- Attend site safety meetings and be an active participant.
- Complete annual safety training as required.
- Understand the relevant requirements of the Responsible Care Management System (RCMS) and RC-14001 certification.
- Comply with all environmental, health, safety, and security rules; Environmental, Safety, and Responsible Care policies and programs established by the company to the extent of training received.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering/Science related field
- Ability to define problems, facilitate teams, determine root causes, develop preventative actions, and implement effective long-term solutions for complex problems.
- Knowledge of statistical methods and trend analysis.
- Ability to interact effectively with customers, management team and production personnel.
- 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.
- Experience working in chemical industry or working directly with chemicals (preferred)
- Knowledge of process control systems and cost/benefits analysis (preferred)
- Ability to apply scientific principles to design complex processes and solve manufacturing problems (preferred)
- Understanding of chemistry, liquid chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical kinetics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer as they relate to chemical processing systems (preferred).
- Experience in a cGMP environment (preferred).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills (preferred).
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Wellness arrangements
- First aid/health facilities
- Access to nurse support
- Mental health support
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
process equipmentquality data systemsstatistical methodstrend analysisprocess control systemscost/benefits analysischemical kineticsfluid dynamicsheat transfermass transfer
Soft skills
problem definitionteam facilitationroot cause analysispreventative actionseffective communicationinterpersonal skillschange managementcontinuous improvementsafety coachingactive participation