Plant Engineer - Automation, Projects & Process Improvement

Comar; Buena (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Comar in Buena, NJ is seeking a Plant Engineer to lead capital infrastructure projects and automation initiatives. You will work with Operations, Engineering and vendors to deliver safe, efficient processes and cost reductions.

The role focuses on maintaining quality, driving process improvements, and safeguarding regulatory compliance while supporting patient-centric products. A bachelor’s degree in engineering and 4+ years in plastics manufacturing are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering/packaging field.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule project goals, milestones and deliverables.
• Define requirements and plans the project life cycle deployment.
• Define resources for project and the program implementation schedule.
• Develop Capital Project Request (CPR) Authorization for Expenditure (AFE).
• Identify and solve project issues effectively.
• Develop RFP (Requests for Proposals) for external services.
• Design and maintain project and technical documentation.
• Document project status reports and provide timely information to all stakeholders.
• Undertake project strategy creation for contingency planning and risk mitigation.
• Develop engineering solutions to technical problems.
• Provide production diagnostics support, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Implement projects to improve safety, efficiency and reduce cost.
• Drive continued process improvements with functional teams.
• Follow Good Plant Engineering Theory & Practices.
• Lead inter-department interaction with Operations, Engineering, and Vendors.
• Champion COMAR’s process improvement culture (TPI-Three).
• Provide technical support to troubleshoot and resolve automation issues.
• Implement projects to improve efficiency and reduce cost
• Support operations to identify root cause and corrective actions.
• Standardize automation equipment, infrastructure and processes.
• Ensuring equipment and systems meet safety, regulatory and environmental requirements.
• Provide education and training to key stakeholders in the plant.
• Partner with plant maintenance leaders to drive process improvement.
• Help drive standardized equipment, tooling and plant preventative maintenance programs.
• Support plants in ensuring equipment and systems meet safety, regulatory and environmental requirements.

Skills

Project leadership

SPC & SQC knowledge

Leadership

Communication skills

Lean Six Sigma awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Technology, Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

IQMS

Job description

Comar in Buena, NJ is seeking a Plant Engineer to lead capital infrastructure projects and automation initiatives. You will work with Operations, Engineering and vendors to deliver safe, efficient processes and cost reductions.

The role focuses on maintaining quality, driving process improvements, and safeguarding regulatory compliance while supporting patient-centric products. A bachelor’s degree in engineering and 4+ years in plastics manufacturing are required.