Process Engineer Jobs in Avon, OH (NOW HIRING)

Tremco Construction Products Group brings together Tremco CPG Inc.'s Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing and Roofing & Building Maintenance divisions; Dryvit, Nudura and Willseal brands; Prebuck LLC; Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc.; Weatherproofing Technologies Canada. Altogether, Tremco CPG companies operate 21 manufacturing facilities, 6 distribution sites, and 3 R&D/technology sites, and employ more than 3.100 people across North America.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB: 

The Process Engineer (Jr) provides engineering support to the assigned program and/or area to ensure the product is processed in accordance with customer and division quality requirements while maintaining production flow.  Charged with developing and maintaining systems to assure that all products manufactured by the plant meet customer specifications and achieve superior reliability levels.  Responsible for investigating and implementing new process technology at the plant.  The Process Engineer (Jr) is responsible for maintaining, upgrading, and optimizing the plant. This position will oversee the QC Lab area and all QC activities.  This position is responsible for influencing the development of preventative maintenance programs at the facility and will have a significant role in capital improvement plans while assisting in work area design, plant layout, visual control and metric implementation, material flow, process tracking, and communication.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of the finished product
• Participate in plant metric reporting
• Coordinate quality control objectives and activities as detailed in the facility site plan to resolve any production problems that may occur, maximize product consistency, and minimize cost
• Prepare estimates of production costs and production progress reports for management
• Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations
• Use SAP to monitor production/business functions
• Recommend modifications to current processes and equipment; document and follow up with process engineers responsible for the modifications
• Work with the plant engineers and maintenance to influence the direction of preventative maintenance best practices
• Support a high-performance results-oriented culture and maintain high standards of safety and compliance
• Provide technical and operational leadership for equipment and facility maintenance and improvements
• Deliver disciplined project management and product development assistance
• Regular review of batch first pass yield, felt production quality, distressed, obsolete, scrap, and returned material
• Troubleshoot batch and raw material issues
• Assist in the identification of capital requirements for the facilities' annual capital plans and budgets
• Help investigate equipment failures, difficulties, and deficiencies
• Interface with leadership, operators, and maintenance to ensure continuous improvement and continuous production
• Develop and streamline their critical metrics and assist when necessary
• Assist in the development of site metrics and KPI's
• Perform a job in accordance with all Tremco safety policies and procedures
• Perform other duties, as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical engineering, but Chemical is preferred
• 1+ years of engineering experience, including experience with manufacturing operations.  Relevant internships qualify
• Continuous web process and batch process equipment experience

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrate the ability to build relationships with all levels of the plant
• Create standard work instructions/SOP's
• Exemplify team leadership skills
• Demonstrate knowledge of arithmetic, statistics, continuous improvement concepts, ISO procedures, and their applications
• Apply Excel, Word, and SAP applications to daily job responsibilities.
• Learn and apply safety, environmental, SOX, ISO, and workplace regulations in the plant
• Manage multiple priorities and make decisions on the most critical to keep the project moving forward
• Self-motivated team player
• Communicate technical concepts proficiently both verbally and in written form related to product usage, competitive product analysis, product specifications, product repairs, and problems, etc.
• Possess strong problem-solving skills and employ a solutions-oriented approach
• Strong organizational skills

 BENEFITS:

• Tremco offers a variety of benefits to its employees, including but not limited to health insurance, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, Company Pension Plan, Performance-Based Bonus/Commission, and continuing education

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.