JobsEQ by Chmura Logo

Process Engineer

Sealed Air Corporation

Location: Simpsonville, SC, US, 29681
Type: Non-Remote
Posted on: November 16, 2024
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2023, Sealed Air generated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and had approximately 17,000 employees operating out of 46 countries/territories and distributing products in 115 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .
Job Description
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Department Value Stream Lead and indirectly the Director of Process Engineering, this position works independently or in conjunction with other engineers, plant managers, production superintendents, and/or production, and maintenance personnel both in-house and at customer level in analyzing and developing solutions to processes for in the direct support extrusion, printing, and converting processes.
This includes design and development of new processes, modifications of existing processes, cost improvement initiatives, and quality improvement projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Working independently or with others to develop improved methods for delivering finished product to our customers.
•    Identifies and serves as the primary driver for cost improvement projects to remove costs from current and new operations.
•    Serves as the primary technical lead for process and equipment improvement projects.
•    Interacts and oversees from a technical perspective equipment modifications, upgrades, and new installations.
•    Interacting with customers, T&I, Business Unit Leaders, and other Process Engineering functions, to assist with process issues, quality concerns and assists in identifying new or improved products or methods for delivering value-added products to customers.
•    Stay abreast of new equipment / process developments in the Plastics Extrusion field.
•    Communicate regularly to share combined knowledge with process engineers in other locations.
•    Serves as an expert in troubleshoot manufacturing problems and identify solutions with data based decision making.
•    Identify and implement new/improved methods of manufacturing to improve profitability.
Qualifications
Education:
•    Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering Required.
Requirements:
•    3-5 years of experience in Process Engineering
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with professional presentation and negotiation skills.
•    Experience with varied manufacturing processes such as extrusion, printing, laminating and converting.
•    Knowledge of statistical techniques and tools, their use and interpretation
•    Requires ability to manage a project and process involving multiple manufacturing areas, plants, and across various portions of the business.
•    Has demonstrated ability to work independently and focus on critical project parameters that determine success of failure.
•    Knowledge of statistics and DMAIC methodology preferred
•    Designed experiments, Lean Six Sigma, SPC or equivalent experience preferred
•    Self-starter capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
Safety Requirements:
•    Comply with all established facility safety rules and policies.
•    Attend and participate in monthly safety meetings.
•    Report unsafe conditions or injuries immediately.
•    Works around rotating equipment, hot polymers, and high noise environments.
•    Required to wear safety shoes as well as standard PPE.
•    Exposed to various chemicals throughout the site.
Disclaimer: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job.  While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. Sealed Air participates in the E-Verify Program (US sites only).
Requisition id: 48576
Relocation: No
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify,  infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com.
LINK1   MON1