Process Engineer

Job description

Solvay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Solvay is a multi-specialty chemical company committed to developing chemistry that addresses key societal challenges. We innovate and partner with customers in diverse global end markets. Solvay Composite Materials combines 50 years of technology heritage to bring a comprehensive product portfolio, expertise in material design, and extensive process engineering solutions to our customers. As the partner of choice for advanced materials development, we deliver optimal material solutions to address our customers’ most challenging demands for new high-performance materials to improve durability and production, while offering weight savings for the end application.

The position leads process & quality engineering projects and activities to conduct continuous improvement activities, resolve chronic manufacturing & quality issues, introduce new products or re-site existing products, support new capital investments within Piedmont site, and align manufacturing techniques and practices, and technology among Composite Manufacturing sites.

Job Overview and Responsibilities:

**This Position will have 3-6 months training at our Havre de Grace, Maryland Site and reside in Piedmont, SC long-term**
·  There will be 5 indirect Reports
·  Major Accountabilities:
·   Process control / variation reduction / waste reduction/Throughput improvement 
·  Product scale-up / new product introduction / product re-sites 
·  Chronic process issues and customer issue resolution 
·  Lead process engineering activities on capital projects 

Education and Experience:

·  Bachelor's Degree or higher in a mechanical or chemical discipline 
·  Minimum 4-7 years Process Engineering experience 
·  Willing to work 3-6 months in Havre de Grace, MD
·  Strong and disciplined project management skills (scheduling, budgeting, etc )
·  Experience championing Health & Safety
·  Experience managing small to mid-sized projects
·  Experience in coordinating production/development trials
·  Practical knowledge of 6 Sigma including: DFSS (Design for Six Sigma), Quality Function Deployment, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, process mapping, thought mapping, DOE, Lean and data collection/analysis
·  Demonstrated collaboration across different sites and/or cross functional groups
·  Experience resolving product and process capability issues in a manufacturing environment.
·  Ability to lead problem solving teams to address complex issues using the best industry practices and most cost effective solutions.  
·  Technical problem solving ability and experience with Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
·  Flexibility to travel to other locations and work outside normal working hours as required by the projects.
·  Strong computer skills including: Google Docs, Sheets, Slides (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Project). 
Required Core Competencies:

·  Achievement Drive - The drive to meet or exceed ambitious performance objectives and quality standards, deliver business results and continually find sustainable improvements to methods and processes.
·  Initiative - To drive to act in a proactive way and anticipate future opportunities and problems and not simply thinking about the future or only reacting to current situations.
·  Customer & Service Orientation - The desire to provide exceptional customer service to build long-lasting mutually beneficial relationships through constant enhancement of the quality and added value of products and services from ongoing and cost-effective innovation. 
·  Collaboration - The drive and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and other entities within the organization, demonstrating the commitment to achieve group objectives, understanding the needs and goals of others and adapting own views, behavior and objectives when appropriate.
·  Insight - The ability to take a helicopter view and to identify patterns, key elements and underlying issues in complex information, and to look at things from different (and new) angles.
·  Self-starter with the ability to direct and prioritize the work of multiple technical and non-technical team members 
·  Effective Presentation : Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Skills:

Preferred Skills

·  Six Sigma Black Belt certification
·  Experience in composite material / adhesive material manufacturing or other similar continuous web process industries (paper, film, foil, or textile industries)

Additional Information

Key Performance Indicators

Hard:  
•Timely and accurate execution of projects (process improvements, re-sites, capex)
•Development of accurate process solutions of chronic issues
•Identification and mitigation of process risks to projects
•Personal and project HSE compliance
Soft: 
•Demonstrated leadership and regard for Safety as a core value
•Facilitation and deployment of process solutions/best known methods across the business unit
•Mentoring and coaching of site process and production engineers
•Facilitation of team collaboration in cross functional groups
•Management and leadership of third party contractors