Elastomer Process Engineer - Scale-Up & Quality

PIP Global Safety; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

PIP Global Safety is seeking a Chemical Engineer to support and optimize manufacturing processes for electrical safety products, including insulation gloves and sleeves. This onsite role in North Charleston, SC bridges formulation and production, focusing on process engineering, equipment performance, and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with chemists and manufacturing engineers to translate formulations into stable, scalable production, ensuring quality and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in chemical or elastomer manufacturing environments.
• Strong experience with process engineering in a production setting, scale-up and process validation.
• Prior experience in elastomers or rubber processing (NR, butyl, EPDM).
• Working knowledge of heat transfer, mass transfer, and reaction kinetics in manufacturing; continuous and/or batch processing.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize core processing operations involving elastomers, including mixing and compounding, dipping and curing.
• Establish and maintain critical process parameters (temperature profiles, cycle times, viscosity control, cure conditions).
• Monitor process capability and drive improvements in yield, throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Partner with Polymer Chemists to transition formulations from lab to production; define process windows and operating envelopes for new materials.
• Lead plant trials, validation runs, and process qualification activities; ensure repeatability and robustness of new product introductions.
• Investigate and resolve process-related issues (defects, variability, scrap); conduct root cause analysis using DMAIC/5-Why.
• Support production teams in real-time troubleshooting and process adjustments.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of chemical safety standards; ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Process engineering

Scale-up

Root cause analysis

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

DMAIC

Six Sigma tools

Job description

PIP Global Safety is seeking a Chemical Engineer to support and optimize manufacturing processes for electrical safety products, including insulation gloves and sleeves. This onsite role in North Charleston, SC bridges formulation and production, focusing on process engineering, equipment performance, and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with chemists and manufacturing engineers to translate formulations into stable, scalable production, ensuring quality and safety compliance.