Chemical Engineer (Process Operations Lead)

The Role :

Kao is seeking a Chemical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer to be a Process Operations Lead (also known as a Liquid Making Team Lead internally) who will manage the assigned Liquid Making Shift operation and personnel!

Reporting to the Processing Manager, the Team Lead will coordinate production schedule requirements with Packaging Team Leader and will ensure production is achieved in safe, efficient, and high-quality manner. You will also optimize processes to improve safety, quality, or efficiency.

This is a third shift position, approx. 10pm - 6 : 30am. Weekend coverage is occasionally necessary due to business needs.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation holidays sick) and a reasonable salary range of $65,000 - $80,000.

What you will do :

• Ensure safe, efficient, and effective utilization of Making personnel, equipment, and financial resources
• Ensure compliance with all FDA Regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices, and Quality Assurance Standards
• Ensure total compliance to Company directed Safety STOP and Plant 5s Programs
• Identify, write, and obtain approval for all required Departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions. Audit and update current SOP's and WI's as required by Company policy
• Evaluate Technical staff performance; write hourly PA's
• Trouble shoot equipment and process issues affecting safety, quality, and production
• Evaluate current operations and provide suggestions for improvements to safety, quality, and efficiency

What you will need :

How we work : Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and create our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer : A friendly and flexible work environment with great compensation packages, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward thinking and new ideas.

Hiring Process : Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more : If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https : / / www.kao.com / americas / en / ).

Kao USA is an equal opportunity employer, including disability / vets.

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Salary : $65,000 - $80,000