Process Engineer

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Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

Job Summary

The Process Engineer is responsible for the launch of new products and / or manufacturing equipment along with changes to the manufacturing process. They will also be responsible for designing and planning equipment layout, troubleshooting problems associated with manufacturing processes, and estimating production equipment capital and installation costs. In many cases, they will also work directly with the Process Technicians and Operators to ensure proper setups, process settings and specifications are being met.

Essential Functions

• Lead and coordinate new product launches.
• Manage capital projects from start to finish. This includes equipment quotes, project management, work with purchasing to order equipment, ensure equipment capability, and work directly with vendors on a routine basis
• Participate in employee development and progress towards goals.
• Work with T&D Project Engineers on resin and material capabilities and overall new product development
• Assure that process parameters for each product are optimized so that product quality and throughput are maximized. Identify opportunities for improvement in process parameters.
• Develop, update and maintain written thermoforming and extrusion process settings for each product to aid operators with process setups, expedite product changeovers and compensate for changing materials and operating conditions.
• Write and maintain training materials, train the production extrusion operators to a high degree of competency, and provide management with an assessment of operator skills to promote a highly effective workforce.
• Support new product process development and perform new material evaluation trials to introduce new products effectively and efficiently and help determine their technical and economic suitability for commercialization.
• Advise management of problems and opportunities in the areas of extrusion and equipment, process and procedures to promote the best use of new technology and capital.
• Lead and mentor the Extrusion and Thermoforming Operators so that a consistent and coherent team is developed.
• The position is expected to work without supervision to solve normal production process problems, independently organize, and complete related efficiency enhancing projects as required.
• This position will serve as a resource to other Huhtamaki facilities that have thermoforming processes. On occasion the process engineer will travel to train, mentor, and help with improvements in other facilities.
• Clearly communicate on a timely basis, problems, issues and opportunities to peers and members of other departments so that all members of the plant team have clear, consistent information on which to act.

Job Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to train individuals to perform the essential functions

Environment

While performing this job, the employee must wear PPE, follow GMP's, and be trained in job safety. Incumbents must be capable of working in an environment where the temperature may reach 110 to 130 degrees

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