Process Engineer at Uniform Color

<p><strong>Summary: </strong>Support the Engineering Department and Manufacturing Department in process engineering activities and projects. Work to improve processes, controls, and efficiencies. &nbsp;Support Uniform Color (UC) philosophy focused on facilitating the growth of the organization, continually improving quality, and driving to a world class safety environment.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop programs and methods to optimize productivity, increase efficiencies and reduce cycle time, manufacturing losses, and overall costs.</li> <li>Monitor and measure manufacturing losses and develop new techniques to reduce losses and improve quality.</li> <li>Recommend and implement changes to product or process which would improve cost, delivery, and quality for the customer.</li> <li>Uses data analysis and metrics to design and implement solutions.</li> <li>Coordinate efforts with Product Development Engineers to improve processing of difficult to run formulations.</li> <li>Assure product adheres to the company standards and leads problem solving teams to implement corrective actions where needed.</li> <li>Expand abilities of the equipment &amp; processes.</li> <li>Maintain a working knowledge of technical developments within the industry and assists with the design of manufacturing systems.</li> <li>Lead continuous improvement projects to improve effectiveness and efficiencies of processes by increasing throughput, reducing internal reject and reducing scarp rates.</li> <li>Interact with equipment vendors when improving the production equipment.</li> <li>Support daily manufacturing operations as needed.</li> <li>Support maintenance activities and equipment modifications.</li> <li>Apply problem solving methodology to find root causes and equipment failure and implement changes to eliminate repetitive failures.</li> <li>Travel to other Uniform Color and Audia facilities as required to support operational needs.</li> <li>Follow UC Quality System-approved work instructions and procedures and help improve these as needed.</li> <li>Responsible for successful facilitation of all company safety policies and procedures.</li> </ul> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Preferred Experience, Training, and Skills:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in a batch processing environment</li> <li>Plastics processing knowledge</li> <li>Material transfer and blending</li> <li>Project management</li> <li>Statistical problem solving</li> <li>Can present and gain support for ideas and changes</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Physical Requirements: </strong>Ability to<strong> </strong>work in manufacturing environment.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Preferred Education: </strong>Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.</p>