The position of the Process Engineer Team Leader, under the supervision of the management team in the department, is defined to support manufacturing activities as the gatekeeper of the Industrialization process. This role involves ensuring GSM recipes for production, providing optimal equipment configurations, and manufacturing costing routes and instructions that properly assign production resources.
Job Function
First Lot Control / Launch / Industrialization process contributions :
* Scale-up and commercialization of laboratory paint formulas.
* Provide solutions for production routes and bridge between R&D and Plant manufacturing scale.
* Support batch consistency as defined by First Run Capability (FRC) or First Time Quality (FTQ) by ensuring 100% of FLA with no adjustments in stable items as part of the FLC loop.
* Support root cause analysis of internal non-conformities to achieve 80% RCE identification.
* Propose standards for processes that can be strengthened or better defined.
* Provide feedback to the department in external problem-solving discussions with customer issues. Support SSPL / AMU strategy of the plant.
GSM / Oracle R12 manufacturing support :
* Support formula drivers in the system.
* Cost-effective conversion of raw materials to finished goods.
* Build 3 VSMs and contribute to identifying activities for potential revision and optimization.
* Support standard creation of processes to production instructions.
Manufacturing EHS & Quality System :
* Develop and maintain EHS and local process requirements such as PSM, PHA’s, PSSR’s, and work instructions.
Process Engineer Level Team Leader
* At this level, the PE Team Leader must be recognized as a process and product expert supporting the plant.
* Support the Process Safety Plant Committee in hazards and risks analysis.
* Manage and maintain multiple unit operations, associated equipment, and process technologies.
* Support start-up and management of complex unit operations; trained and able to apply LEAN Sigma, Green Belt, DOE, or other quality tools.
* Demonstrate customer presentation skills.
Requirements :
* Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
* Effective human relations and interpersonal skills.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to advance project tasks effectively and positively.
* Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
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