Lead Process Engineer: Polymers & Chemical Compounding

Laborup; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family health coverage

Annual bonus

Job summary

Laborup in Morristown, NJ is seeking a Process Engineer to lead all compounding lines in our polymer and chemical plant. You will take new products from design review to full production, set formulations and running conditions, supervise trial runs, and deliver Manufacturing Feedback reports to Commercial and Product Development.

You will also focus on reducing scrap, shortening transition times, and improving run rates by monitoring data daily, addressing drift, and training supervisors and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong root cause analysis skills.
• Working knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics.
• Proficiency with Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, CAD.

Responsibilities

• Set formulations and running conditions; supervise new-product trials.
• Submit Manufacturing Feedback reports to Commercial and Product Development.
• Cut scrap and reduce transition times; raise run rates.
• Maintain SOCs, Production Structures, and formula change requests.
• Review daily process data and correct out-of-control processes.
• Write engineering studies on production deficiencies and process feasibility.
• Train supervisors and operators on new products and procedures.
• Help build cost analyses for producing new products.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Descriptive statistics

Inferential statistics

Manufacturing experience

Leadership & training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Windows

Excel

Word

Outlook

Access

PowerPoint

CAD

Job description

Laborup in Morristown, NJ is seeking a Process Engineer to lead all compounding lines in our polymer and chemical plant. You will take new products from design review to full production, set formulations and running conditions, supervise trial runs, and deliver Manufacturing Feedback reports to Commercial and Product Development.

You will also focus on reducing scrap, shortening transition times, and improving run rates by monitoring data daily, addressing drift, and training supervisors and