Lead Process Engineer

Veolia North America, LLC; Hopkins (MN); On-site; USD 103,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

401(k) with matching

Job summary

Veolia North America, LLC is seeking an experienced engineer to support the production of water filtration membranes at a facility in the United States. The role targets mechanical, industrial, or chemical engineers who are highly motivated and technically strong to support membrane manufacturing and drive improvements.

You will lead process engineers, collaborate across manufacturing, R&D, quality, and maintenance, and own value streams while advancing digitization and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing supply chain.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes and provide efficient solutions.

Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor, and develop process engineers on the team.
• Provide engineering support for operation of multiple production lines and day-to-day troubleshooting.
• Own value stream creation and updates within scope.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, R&D, quality, maintenance, sales, marketing to meet goals.
• Collect and analyze data to drive safety, quality, cost, and productivity improvements.
• Create and update BOMs, routings, and new part numbers.

Skills

Leadership skills

Strong communication

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering

Job description

About Veolia

Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, with nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste.

Company Description

About Veolia

Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, with nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste.

Job Description

Job Summary

Veolia is currently searching for an experienced engineer to support the production of water filtration membranes. The production of water purification membranes is a growing business which addresses the ever increasing need for water. We are looking for a highly motivated and technically strong mechanical, Industrial, or chemical engineer to support our membrane manufacturing facility. Come be a part of this exciting and growing technology!

Duties & Responsibilities

• Strong ability to coach, mentor, and develop process engineers on the team
• Provide engineering support for the operation of multiple production lines, including day to day troubleshooting, performance tracking, etc.
• Own the value stream(s) creation and updates within your respective scope
• Collaborate and effectively interface with manufacturing, R&D, quality, maintenance, sales, marketing, and other internal and external support teams to meet EHS, production, quality, cost savings, and new product development goals within schedule and budget
• Collect and analyze data to drive improvements that improve safety, quality, cost, and productivity
• Create and update bill of materials, routings, and new part numbers
• Drive process improvements by identifying, developing, and leading continuous improvement projects to meet key production metrics
• Strong and robust technical knowledge to troubleshoot equipment/production issues - mechanical, chemical, electrical, controls
• Develop, write, and review new process documentation
• Potential for on call or extended hours support
• Aid in the ideation and implementation for the shift towards digitization
• Lead in the ideation and roll out of small to large capital projects
• Responsible for training and developing process engineers across the plant

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing supply chain

Preferred

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in manufacturing supply chain
• Experience with manufacturing of water filtration products
• Experience in process control
• Green Belt Certified
• Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes and provide efficient solutions
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to handle diverse activities simultaneously
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and contribute to team projects
• Strong project and team leadership

Additional Information

Why Veolia?

Join a company that values Responsibility, Solidarity, Innovation, Customer Focus, and Respect. You'll receive comprehensive mentoring, extensive technical and commercial training, and clear pathways for career advancement in the growing field of water treatment and environmental sustainability. This position offers excellent learning opportunities and is designed to prepare you for advancement to Account Representative level.

Compensation

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $103,000-125,00 USD

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

Eligibility

• Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****

Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of the company and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

We realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.