Lead Process Engineer

The Lead Process Engineer, Equipment has shared responsibility and accountability for unit equipment performance, improvement, and reliability. Reporting to the Unit Manager this position works throughout the Polymerics unit and collaborates heavily with other functions.

Core Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques
• Responsible for maintaining and enhancing unit equipment strategy including equipment redundancy, obsolescence, and uptime improvement
• Track, analyze, and communicate reliability KPIs for unit to identify opportunities for improvement
• Leads targeted improvement efforts on equipment through optimizing PMs, spare parts, run conditions, and consumables
• Provides technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Leads or participates in downtime related RCIs and coaches others in investigation techniques
• Provides maintainability and equipment safety input to capital project process
• Aids in creating and updating Process Technology and PSM documentation
• Assists in planning and execution of turnarounds and repair work as needed
• Help develop strategy for Operator autonomous maintenance with area leadership and consult on implementation
• Drive improvement strategy for PSM and equipment documentation
  
  

People/Organizational Effectiveness

• Serves as Co-Op mentor for one term per year
• Serve as mentor for Process Engineers
• Prepare and deliver training on equipment and reliability topics annually to unit
• Accountable for maintaining and improving the expertise index for process engineers, ensuring that appropriate knowledge remains within the facility.
• Models Qnity’ss core values and behaviors and understands that his/her behavior shapes the team’s culture
• Enhances the working relationship between MT, Maintenance, and the Operations team
• Partners closely with Technical and Operations Area Managers to achieve shared goals and influence outcomes
• Leads and coordinates Tech Team through projects, unplanned events, and targeted programs such as Statistical Process Control
  
  

Business Owner Mindset/Financial Acumen/Continuous Improvement

• Knows the business model and strategy for facility.
• Supports continuous improvement program process by being active and ensuring participation in opportunity analysis sessions and plant improvements.
• Partners with improvement teams to reach agreement on proposed improvement plans. Ensures project gains are sustained through robust control plan implementation.
• Develops strong partnerships with support functions such as Maintenance and MT to drive improvement in the organization and assure alignment.
  
  

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering related discipline required, Mechanical preferred
• 7 years of relevant experience required; in manufacturing strongly preferred
• Strong mechanical aptitude and project management skills required
• Ability to drive results within a team required
• Demonstrated ability to create and execute medium term operations- based strategy required
  
  

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