Process Engineer Paper Science

Job Title: Process Engineer-Paper Science

Employment Status: Full Time

Classification: Exempt

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday weekends as needed

Reports to: Manufacturing Engineer Manager Device

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Pay: $65,000 to $70,000/year

Position Summary: The Process Engineer-Paper Science establishes and maintains all paper making and related processes in accordance with International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and other certification requirements. Delivers expert guidance on paper making and other engineering inquiries using statistical and data analysis. The Process Engineer-Paper Science develops and maintains a capital plan, ensuring expenditures remain within approved limits.

Essential Functions

• Utilizes knowledge of business needs to optimize paper making process to meet ongoing productivity requirements for safety, quality, and cost. Maintains and improves product costs within the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

• Initiates and manages projects focused on improving efficiency and lowering operating expenditures, ensuring adherence to established schedules and budgets.

• Implements and leads structured root-cause analysis to initiate corrective actions, reduce inefficiencies, and foster continuous improvement in paper making and related activities. Recruits qualified contractors for projects requiring external resources and serves as the primary on-site liaison for contractor activities, unless designated otherwise.

• Creates documentation for process flow and operation windows for unique product line.

• Collaborates with the workforce to clarify and identify equipment and process issues, implements solutions that align with company goals and objectives.

• Determines the feasibility of designing new equipment or modifying existing machinery based on existing and future business needs, current technology, available space, time constraints, and other technical and economic factors.

Other Duties

• Assists in new product development by responding to R&D engineering requests to create new or improved marketable products.

• Assists sales and marketing in developing product literature by recording, interpreting, and explaining technical data and performance.

• Contributes to R&D and new product development through active team involvement.

• Provides concise written reports for project updates and final reports on completed projects.

• Performs other Process Engineer-Paper Science duties as assigned.

This is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities. These items may change, or new items may be assigned with or without notice.

Experience and Education Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Paper Science and Engineering or Chemical Engineering with a focus on paper making or equivalent experience is required.

• At least two years' experience in industrial paper making preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's) Required

• Knowledge of advanced mathematics.

• Functional knowledge of manufacturing process equipment is required.

• Knowledge of tools, instrumentation, and test equipment.

• Working knowledge of Lean principles and applications.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, conflict resolution, and people skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to self-motivate and work without direct supervision.

• Ability to multi-task and work in an organized manner.

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

• Strong ability to make recommendations on process improvements.

• Ability to quickly adapt to new concepts and technologies.

• Strong ability to follow safe work practices.

• Strong ability to analyze data and results is required.

• Ability to use Microsoft Office, Minitab or other statistical software, other computer programs, and technology.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, lift/carry/push/pull under 10 pounds, use hands repetitively for writing, keyboarding, and grasping/holding. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk on normal surfaces, lift/carry up to 35 pounds, push up to 100 pounds, climb ladders twist/turn, reach outward and over shoulders, and bend and squat.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Acute hearing is necessary for phone and in-person communication with outside business contacts and fellow employees, and visual acuity must be sufficient to read a computer screen and paper documents.

Working Conditions

This position typically functions in a business environment with occasional trips into the warehouse, lab, and production areas. There will be exposure to moderate noise levels, fumes, dust, chemicals, heat/cold, and allergens especially in the warehouse, and production, environments.

EEO Policy Statement:

Gusmer Enterprises, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Gusmer will also consider requests for reasonable accommodations made by applicants and employees on an individualized basis, including those based on disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, where such accommodations do not impose an undue burden on the business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.