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Production Engineer

ManpowerGroup
Plaquemine, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/31/2026
Job Title: Production Engineer

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Key Responsibilities:

  • Maintain and monitor daily production and quality metrics as well as operation log books to insure optimal unit operation and accurate reporting
  • Continually optimize production operations to maximize the Efficiency and On-Stream-Time of the manufacturing equipment
  • Lead safety training, conduct behavior based safety audits, and provide a strong safety presence in the unit
  • Develop and review standard operating procedures to meet ISO9001 and PSM requirements
  • Minimize/eliminate out of specification production by ensuring equipment is maintained in the condition that is required
  • Conduct thorough/appropriate non-conforming product and customer complaint investigations necessary to identify root causes and effective corrective/preventive action to continuously reduce the amount of off-spec production and customer complaints
  • Investigate/identify causes of waste generation in order to minimize the amount of waste generated
  • Apply troubleshooting/problem solving techniques and resources, as required, to quickly respond to many varieties of operational issues
  • Collaborate with internal and external customers to minimize production impact
  • Identify, communicate, and eliminate production bottlenecks with Engineering/Maintenance in order to continually maximize production capacities
  • Train the salaried and hourly staff, as appropriate, on technical matters

Requirements:

  • Degree in Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical manufacturing experience
  • PSM, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and ISO exposure
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative Operations department

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

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