Process Engineer - Experienced

Compounding Solutions is a leading manufacturer of compounded custom thermoplastic materials, primarily supporting the medical device industry. The materials we produce save and improve the quality of people's lives. For over 20 years, Compounding Solutions has sustained consistent growth by focusing on continuous improvement, investing in R&D and innovative technologies, maintaining a robust quality management system, and offering outstanding customer service.

We seek a highly motivated engineer to support the rapid growth of our Process capacity. You will work in an office/production setting to oversee technical aspects of all extrusion processes for both new and existing compounds, with a focus on efficiency, quality of product, and safety. This is a fast-paced manufacturing environment that will require coordination with Sales, R&D, Production, and other departments to streamline and improve workflow.

Responsibilities:

• Participating in customer trials.
• Monitoring production schedule for high-risk jobs.
• Managing Order Trackers for active orders.
• Troubleshooting extrusion processes.
• Troubleshooting customer complaints and processing issues.
• Identifying safety issues and assigning proper engineering controls and PPE.
• Identifying and analyzing metrics to measure production goals, and implementing procedures to improve upon them.
• Assist with validation of new equipment.
• Technical support for new equipment purchases.
• Training new employees.
• Creating new extrusion processes.
• Scaling and improving existing processes.
• Act as liaison with Sales for customer inquiries.
• Interact with customers on new projects.
• Working with quality control to ensure extrusion process meets material specifications.
• Identifying and executing long term process improvement projects.
• Designing process experiments to target specific material outputs.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience with twin screw extruders.
• B.S. in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Attention to detail.
• Efficient communication and time management.
• Curiosity, continuous motivation to learn, and persistent work ethic.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lewiston, ME 04240: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $65,000 - $100,000