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We are hiring an experienced candidate to serve as Primers Run Plant Engineer at the Midland, Michigan site. The Run Plant Engineer serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of low cost, quality products.
The Midland Automotive Adhesives & Fluids Unit is a part of Michigan Operations, one of DuPont’s largest sites and home to manufacturing operations representing each of DuPont’s businesses. The Midland Automotive Unit produces glass bonding primers and urethanes, brake fluids, Thermal Adhesives for the EV market and plastic bonding adhesives to supply OEM, tiered, and aftermarket automotive customers.
Your Key Responsibilities
On May 22, 2024, we announced a plan to separate our Electronics and Water businesses in a tax-free manner to its shareholders. On January 15, 2025, we announced that we are targeting November 1, 2025, for the completion of the intended separation of the Electronics business (the “Intended Electronics Separation”)*. We also announced that we would retain the Water business. We are committed to ensuring a smooth and successful separation process for the Future Electronics business. We look forward to welcoming new talent interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.
_(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing. _ For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPont’s announcement (http://www.dupont.com/news/dupont-announces-plan-to-separate-into-three-independent-publicly-traded-companies.html) .
DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information (http://www.dupont.com/global-links/accessibility.html) .
At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers (https://careers.dupont.com/us/en/whyjoinus)
We are hiring an experienced candidate to serve as Primers Run Plant Engineer at the Midland, Michigan site. The Run Plant Engineer serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of low cost, quality products.
The Midland Automotive Adhesives & Fluids Unit is a part of Michigan Operations, one of DuPont’s largest sites and home to manufacturing operations representing each of DuPont’s businesses. The Midland Automotive Unit produces glass bonding primers and urethanes, brake fluids, Thermal Adhesives for the EV market and plastic bonding adhesives to supply OEM, tiered, and aftermarket automotive customers.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Understands all applicable process technology, equipment, and control technology.
- Works with plant personnel and technology subject matter experts, process R&D, and technical services to optimize operations to meet customer needs and business and plant goals. (Environmental, health& safety, quality, regulatory, reliability, throughput, and cost)
- Participates when required in advanced troubleshooting and coaches’ others to learn these skills. Ensures findings are documented in plant operating discipline for future usage.
- Provides leadership and direction in the day-to-day decision making for the operating area of responsibility. Consistently demonstrates strong ownership and encourages this in the plant culture through a continual commitment to excellence.
- As required participates on and leads teams in his/her area of accountability.
- Networks with other engineers on site and within the multi-national business to leverage knowledge on plant operations and technologies.
- Ensures most effective technology is understood and utilized.
- Understands and applies continuous improvement methodologies (LEAN/6σ) to enhance plant operations.
- Works with plant process control coordination to ensure process control is optimized in the facility.
- Supports plant roles in procedure usage, creation, reviews, updates, and approvals.
- Works with the plant team and quality team to continuously improve product quality performance and to meet and exceed requirements of ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949.
- Utilizes plant information systems to gather data for troubleshooting and streamline tasks for various roles.
- Diagnoses and documents the root causes of asset utilization losses for tracking in global systems.
- Assists with implementation of all aspects of process safety including process hazard analysis, layers of protection analysis, and loss prevention principal application.
- Utilizes statistical analysis methods to produce data-based decisions and results.
- Leads and participates in root cause analyses (RCA) for unplanned events that meet standardized criteria.
- Provide training in responsible area as process SME to technical staff and operations as needed. Serve as the technical subject matter expert for operator learner review boards as part of the operations training system.
- Works with R&D and technical services to develop and qualify novel products in the production facility that create value-added differentiation in the marketplace.
- Works with supply chain to coordinate production schedule with plant operations.
- Ensures compliance with environmental regulations and reports results monthly and annually.
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering is required. Chemical or Mechanical preferred.
- Skilled in the use of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required.
- 2 yrs of engineering experience in a manufacturing and/or design capacity preferred.
- Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, LEAN, etc.) preferred.
- Experience with Aspen IP21, ABB 800xA, SAP, and VBA are strong assets, but training will be provided.
- Strong technical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills are required to be successful in this job.
On May 22, 2024, we announced a plan to separate our Electronics and Water businesses in a tax-free manner to its shareholders. On January 15, 2025, we announced that we are targeting November 1, 2025, for the completion of the intended separation of the Electronics business (the “Intended Electronics Separation”)*. We also announced that we would retain the Water business. We are committed to ensuring a smooth and successful separation process for the Future Electronics business. We look forward to welcoming new talent interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.
_(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing. _ For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPont’s announcement (http://www.dupont.com/news/dupont-announces-plan-to-separate-into-three-independent-publicly-traded-companies.html) .
DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information (http://www.dupont.com/global-links/accessibility.html) .
