Junior Process Control Engineer: Drive Production Upgrades

Minigrip, LLC; Seguin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Inteplast Group in Seguin, TX is seeking a Process Control Engineer I to optimize production through process improvements across blown film extrusion, in-line printing, bag forming and packaging. You will design and manage process projects, improve yields, downtime, and product quality while ensuring compliance with GMP, OSHA, sanitation standards, and security programs.

The role requires engineering degree and experience in process engineering, project management, and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required, Engineering preferred.
• Experience with process engineering, equipment design and product engineering.
• Experience with blown film.
• Experience with project management and implementation.
• Must possess effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of general manufacturing and business principles.
• Willing and capable of domestic and international travel.
• Experience with plastic bag conversion, preferred.
• Experience with product packaging operations, preferred.
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage records of process improvements.
• Manage and improve cost associated with the manufacturing processes. Focus should be improving all aspects of cost including yield, formulation, up time, and product quality.
• Interact with sales, marketing, manufacturing, and maintenance to determine and develop product designs, product specifications, manufacturing methods, feasibility studies, and timeline for project completion.
• Develop/write capital requests for project equipment or materials working with various vendors for best value, lowest cost.
• Direct completion of active manufacturing and process related projects with particular emphasis on project objectives and achieving time & capital budget constraints.
• Responsible for development, evaluation and implementation of new or improved manufacturing methods and/or processes.
• Determine methods and/or upgrades that increase production capacity and machine efficiency thereby, reducing manufacturing costs.
• Verify via reports that capital projects perform as projected.
• Support manufacturing of current products by investigating and explaining the causes of scrap.
• Interact with Technical Specialist(s) in activities that foster continuous improvement of current processes and, completion of active process and manufacturing improvement projects.
• Actively participate as a member of the Safety Committee.
• Provide resource information, participate in accident investigations, advise course of action to correct unsafe conditions, provide engineered designs as necessary to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Provide project and process improvement status updates as required.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Skills

Process engineering

Equipment design

Project management

Effective communication

Manufacturing principles

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Inteplast Group in Seguin, TX is seeking a Process Control Engineer I to optimize production through process improvements across blown film extrusion, in-line printing, bag forming and packaging. You will design and manage process projects, improve yields, downtime, and product quality while ensuring compliance with GMP, OSHA, sanitation standards, and security programs.

The role requires engineering degree and experience in process engineering, project management, and willingness to travel