Process Engineer

Hood Packaging Corporation; Arden Hills (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

life insurance

401K retirement

paid vacations and holidays

Job summary

Hood Packaging Corporation is seeking a Process Engineer for our Arden Hills facility. The candidate will lead process improvement in extrusion operations, applying lean manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts to boost efficiency and reduce waste.

The ideal engineer holds an Engineering degree with 3-5 years in manufacturing, understands flexible packaging, and can develop documentation, train staff, and justify projects with ROI analyses. Competitive benefits included.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree and 3-5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of flexible packaging.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Understanding of quality management systems and tools, including SPC, Pareto charts, Histograms, brainstorming, and Six Sigma concepts and applications.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, develops, and manages process improvement projects aimed at improving operational efficiencies (waste, productivity, costs).
• Trouble shoots daily production and process problems, communicates with Plant Manager, Production Manager, Maintenance supervisor and Production Supervisors and Operators regarding run problems, investigates root causes and recommends and implements corrective actions.
• Works with manufacturing and maintenance personnel to ensure consistent operation of equipment to prescribed conditions, once developed. Identifies set-up/run parameters; maintenance intervals; and/or material specifications.
• Develops setup, run, and changeover documentation and facilitates all training.
• Writes, performs, analyzes, and reports on validations to support process standardization.
• Develops project justifications, ROI analysis and proper project/capital requests consistent with company policy.
• Observe the trial/developmental/production orders as they are run, including troubleshooting issues

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Six Sigma

Quality management

SPC

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

Hood Packaging Corporation has a rich history in North America as a leader in the packaging industry. From day one, our company has been at the forefront in the design and manufacture of a wide range of packaging materials. Our goal at Hood Packaging is to provide a product that is manufactured in a safety conscious environment with attention to high quality, timeliness, and that consistently exceeds customer expectations. We are able to meet our goal every day because we employ some of the best packaging people in the industry. We couldn't succeed without our dedicated employees. If you are looking for more than just a job and you want a career. Consider Hood Packaging Corporation.

Salary range: 70,000 - 85,000

Process Engineer

Hood Packaging is currently seeking aProcess Engineer in our Arden Hills facility. The ideal candidate will possess:

• Engineering Degree and 3-5 year's experience in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of flexible packaging
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• An understanding of quality management systems and tools, including SPC, Pareto charts, Histograms, brainstorming, and Six Sigma concepts and applications.

Functional Responsibility

• Identifies, develops, and manages process improvement projects specifically aimed at improving operational efficiencies (waste, productivity, costs). This includes the ongoing development and training of required methods and procedures in extrusion operations.
• Trouble Shoots daily production and process problems, communicates with Plant Manager, Production Manager, Maintenance supervisor and Production Supervisors and Operators regarding run problems, investigates root causes and recommends and implements corrective actions.
• Works in conjunction with manufacturing and maintenance personnel to ensure consistent operation of equipment to prescribed conditions, once developed. Identifies any/all the following: set-up and run parameters; maintenance intervals; and/or material specifications.
• Develops supporting set up, run, and change over documentation and facilitates all training.
• Writes, performs, analyzes, and reports on validations to support process standardization.
• Develops project justifications, ROI analysis and proper project/capital requests consistent with company policy.
• Observe the trial/developmental/production orders as they are run, including troubleshooting issues

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• life insurance
• 401K retirement
• paid vacations and holidays