Process Engineer

DuPont; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont Run Plant Engineers in Buffalo seeks a Plant Engineer to optimize operations and drive safe, efficient production of quality products. You will own the unit's performance, lead with urgency, and apply continuous improvement and financial acumen to maximize profitability.

Responsibilities include analyzing KPIs, optimizing production schedules, and partnering with SMEs to troubleshoot and reduce EBITDA losses while ensuring compliance with permits and safety standards.

Qualifications

• BS engineering discipline required (Chemical or Mechanical preferred).
• 1-5 years of manufacturing or related experience required.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience.
• Process Safety Management experience.
• Continuous Improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned unit's success and failure.
• Coach and intervene to improve operation safety and effectiveness.
• Model professionalism and plant culture.
• Apply continuous improvement and financial acumen to boost profitability.
• Understand customer needs and ensure quality, responsiveness and reliability.
• Know daily margins and optimize EBITDA.
• Improve plant cost position and production cost.
• Set up KPI-driven optimization.
• Ensure manufacturing technology and process automation are used effectively.

Skills

Ownership

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Financial acumen

Problem solving

Root cause analysis

Education

BS Engineering

Job description

DuPont Run Plant Engineers

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serve as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of low cost, quality products. Run Plant Engineers generate tremendous value to DuPont through their knowledge, skills and abilities. Understand customer needs and drive high levels of quality, responsiveness and reliability for the customer. Identify metrics and management systems to drive optimization of plant value/EBITDA by all of operations (operators, Technical Advisors, maintenance, etc.). Responsible for Key Performance Indicators and trends to ensure optimal performance. Responds urgently to emergencies and issues. Works with Production Coordinator to determine production capabilities.

Your key responsibilities:

• Possess strong sense of ownership and are accountable for the success and failure of their assigned unit.
• Show courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed. Challenge status quo and past norms to make the operation more effective and safer.
• Role model the professionalism and behaviors expected in the plant because their actions or lack of actions affect the culture.
• Learn and apply continuous improvement, value creation, and financial acumen skills to accelerate profitability and low-cost service of the facility.
• Understand customer needs and drive high levels of quality, responsiveness and reliability for the customer.
• Know how much money the plant makes per day, the margins generated from the plant’s production slate, and actively work to maximize total margin.
• Know the total cost (raw material, conversion cost, etc.) of production for the plant(s) he/she operates and continuously works to improve the cost position and EBITDA generation.
• Set up metrics and management systems to drive optimization of plant value/EBITDA by all of operations (operators, Technical Advisors, maintenance, etc.).
• Earn respect and trust of operations team because of their great problem-solving skills and technical expertise.
• Elevate and appropriately apply knowledge of their plant and technology – study historical data, convene with other Subject Mater Experts (SMEs), etc.
• Ensure Manufacturing Technology is utilized, and that process automation is used as a tool to optimize plant performance.
• Partner with the experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve operating discipline. Diagnose and document root causes of asset utilization losses in the facility.
• Understand why specific procedure steps and precautions are needed and keep a strong field presence to reinforce the importance.
• Conduct daily review of logbook and alarm history to better understand the plant operation and stay engaged with daily activities. Maintain, own, and review daily Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)/trends to ensure optimum performance.
• Work with Process Area Leader to determine production capabilities and support optimization of production schedules.
• Respond urgently to plant issues and emergencies. Act as a unit technical expert during unplanned events and drive implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Provide leadership, expertise, diagnosis, and optimization in plant Raw Material Efficiency, which may include yield or waste generation.
• Ensure compliance with plant operating permits.

Required Qualifications:

• BS engineering discipline required (Chemical or Mechanical Preferred)
• 1-5 years of manufacturing or related experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process/Low Hazard Operation) experience
• Lean/Six Sigma experience
• Continuous Improvement experience

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The Pay range for this role is $67,200.00 - $105,600.00 Annual

How Base Pay is Determined:

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