Manufacturing Engineer, Life Sciences Process Innovator

Saint-Gobain North America; Town of Poestenkill (NY); On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

Saint-Gobain North America seeks a Manufacturing Engineer at its Poestenkill, NY facility to support Life Sciences operations, drive process improvements, and lead WCM initiatives. You will troubleshoot equipment, collaborate with maintenance and quality teams, and contribute to new product scale-up.

Ideal candidates have a mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering background with 2+ years of relevant experience, strong problem-solving and teamwork skills, and a proven record in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• 2+ years of Manufacturing, Process, Industrial, and/or Automation Engineering experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations.
• Strong process and manufacturing engineering skills including troubleshooting and process improvement.
• Proven ability to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer proficiency.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides process, manufacturing, and engineering support to production operations while contributing to process development, scale-up activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Applies World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve process efficiency, reduce EHS risks, minimize scrap and waste, resolve process-related challenges, and support the justification and implementation of capital expenditures.
• Serves as a technical resource, providing equipment troubleshooting and engineering expertise to the Maintenance, Quality, and Production teams as needed.
• Lead site efforts to optimize manufacturing and application processes by identifying losses, implementing process improvements, and establishing controls to sustain gains and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead Manufacturing WCM efforts for the site, including supporting the organization’s World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program, training employees to expand WCM capabilities and project leadership, managing WCM-related changes and updates from the business group, and leading WCM improvement projects. Champion continuous improvement initiatives by leading departmental 5S teams, Kaizen activities, and other improvement programs that drive operational excellence.
• Support manufacturing and maintenance operations by troubleshooting equipment and processes, ensuring machines operate safely, reliably, and at optimal performance levels.
• Partner with the Quality Department to investigate defects, deviations, and process issues through root cause analysis using methodologies such as WCM, Five Why Analysis, Pareto Analysis, and other structured problem-solving tools.
• Support R&D and Applications Engineering initiatives involving new product and process development, product commercialization, process development, trials, experiments, material troubleshooting, customer application support, and scale-up projects as products transition from development to full production.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Troubleshooting

Project management

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Computer proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Saint-Gobain North America seeks a Manufacturing Engineer at its Poestenkill, NY facility to support Life Sciences operations, drive process improvements, and lead WCM initiatives. You will troubleshoot equipment, collaborate with maintenance and quality teams, and contribute to new product scale-up.

Ideal candidates have a mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering background with 2+ years of relevant experience, strong problem-solving and teamwork skills, and a proven record in