Process Engineer
Why Choose Us?
Novolex® is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.
This job requires authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Our Sustainability Commitment
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
How You'll Perform The Role
The Process Engineer will be the organization’s Process Management Leader (including but not limited to the extrusion process and the converting process). The position will utilize engineering and technical knowledge to create and implement methods and procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency in one or more of our manufacturing facilities.
The Process Engineer will report to Director Operations, Hilex-Poly and will work closely with Operations, Engineering, Product Management, and other functional areas in their daily work.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyzing all aspects of manufacturing with the goal of finding elements that can be improved
- Confirming the quality of both products and processes by establishing standards that they have to meet and developing various testing methods for confirmation
- Recommends manufacturing equipment and processes designed to be efficient, cost-effective, and timely while promoting product quality and machine reliability
- Collects and analyzes data from production lines and equipment, to provide insights and recommendations to management on areas of opportunity, identify points of failure, etc.
- Create process control plans for the operations to guide the operators to better control of process and product quality.
- Implement daily, weekly, and monthly standardized audits to ensure process compliance
- Assists in the training of technical and operational personnel on equipment usage and processes, to include the development of standard operating procedures, training materials, and visual work instructions
- Helps to troubleshoot and repair equipment as necessary to support daily operations, utilizing root cause, countermeasure analysis and problem-solving techniques
- Ensuring the robustness of asset reliability measures
- Collaborate with group wide Process Engineers through formal functional group meetings
- Travel to and consult with other facilities based on their expertise, serving as a subject matter expert for certain processes within our various processes
What We Need From You
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 5 or more years’ experience in processing engineer in a production environment
- Any accreditation in Lean Methodologies (Yellow, Green, or Black Belt) is a plus
- Experience in extrusion and blown film production preferable
- Experience in root cause, countermeasure analysis and problem-solving techniques
- Experience in acquiring, compiling, and analyzing data to drive actionable improvements
- Ability to interact and work with team members at all levels in the organization
- Experience with CAD software (CREO, SolidWorks, etc.) is a plus
- Ability to travel domestically, up to 30%
What You'll Get From Us
Benefits
With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
Community Engagement
At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
Training and Development
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.