Job Title: Senior Process Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. Process Engineer to drive technological and process improvement activities. This role involves creating and implementing new products and processes, improving productivity, reducing customer complaints, and cutting costs. The successful candidate will coordinate the implementation of new capital manufacturing equipment and processes to optimize production and increase capacity. Additionally, the role focuses on reducing scrap, raising quality levels, and optimizing processes. Extensive work in a Class 7 clean room, including validation and process setup, is required. Experience in extrusion and medical tubing is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, implement, and monitor processes and operating systems for the manufacture of flexible packaging products.
• Drive global projects, including identifying and sourcing capital needs to achieve best-in-class technology and processing.
• Perform cost improvement projects and quality improvement projects to support manufacturing goals that positively impact and reduce COGS.
• Define and manage project activities for commercial release of new products and corresponding manufacturing processes while ensuring sustainable, efficient, repeatable, and reproducible manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with site operations leadership to identify and resolve technical systemic challenges and support commercial solutions.
• Act as a conduit to the commercial team in determining product requirements for new opportunities, including quote support regarding cost structures and milestone timelines.
• Manage major validation efforts by scoping master validation plans and executing complex validation requirements with documented protocols, test methods, and reports for design verification and validation testing.
• Translate customer needs into quantifiable CTQs to scope projects, report progress to targets, and create actionable plans to meet customer requirements.
• Apply risk management best practices to the development process by identifying hazards, estimating and evaluating associated risks, controlling these risks, and monitoring the effectiveness of risk controls.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively in a cross-functional organization and use strong presentation skills to present technical information to diverse audiences and connect technical concepts to business outcomes.

Essential Skills

• Medical equipment
• Extrusion
• Validation
• IQ/OQ/PQ
• Medical tubing
• Polymer extrusion

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 5 years industry experience in polymer extrusion and converting.
• Familiarity with Polyolefin materials and the ability to recommend different material families based on the application and use of the end product.
• Understanding of the flexographic printing process, including inks, plate materials, diluents, drying, and the overall printing process.
• Demonstrated ability to apply tools within Project Management, Design of Experiment, Design for Lean Six Sigma, and Statistical Analysis.
• Resourceful and innovative in pulling together tools, equipment, and resources to drive projects to completion.
• Effective communication skills to convey project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear manner.
• Proven problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify errors and deficiencies and perform research.

Work Environment

The work environment includes extensive work in a Class 7 clean room. The role involves using advanced technologies and equipment to perform validations and process setups. The position requires collaboration in a cross-functional organization and strong presentation skills to communicate technical information effectively.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $120000.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Pleasant Prairie,WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 4, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $90,000 - $120,000