Process Engineer

Plastipak Packaging, Inc; Dundee (MI); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Clean Tech in Dundee, MI seeks a Maintenance Engineer to drive process optimization at our recycling facility. You will own assigned processes, review downtime, analyze data, and lead preventive maintenance with a hands-on approach.

Requirements include a manufacturing-related engineering degree and at least 1 year of experience, plus strong Excel and MS Office skills. An Equal Opportunity Employer, the role offers a clear path to impact safety, quality and cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related Engineering Field for Manufacturing.
• Minimum 1 year of experience (including internship/co-op).
• Experience with process improvement and troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Excel skills and MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Maximize assigned processes through a hands-on approach.
• Review production reports to reduce downtime and improve performance.
• Analyze data to identify improvement opportunities in spending, cycle time, and labor tasks.
• Gather maintenance staff input to drive improvements.
• Review parts for best performance, cost, availability, and access.
• Recommend changes to improve performance.
• Coordinate and participate in Preventive Maintenance for the assigned process.
• Oversee solution design, planning, implementation & follow-up.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support change management & process stabilization.
• Participate in equipment installations and facility improvements.
• Work with outside suppliers on proposals, quotes, and acquisitions.
• Assist in maintenance related projects with hands-on activities.

Skills

Mechanical Aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in related Engineering Field for Manufacturing

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clean Tech is looking for a Maintenance Engineer at our recycling facility in Dundee, MI. As a Maintenance Engineer and owner, you are a key hands on contributor to success of a recycling solutions leader. You drive process optimization across our flagship operation located in Dundee, Michigan to continuously improve safety, quality, efficiency and reliability, while decreasing cost.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will have the responsibility and ownership to maximize assigned processes through a hands on approach.
• Review production reports looking to implement ways to reduce downtime, improve performance, create work instructions and trouble-shooting documents to help the workforce improve operation.
• Analyze data and complete assessments to identify improvement opportunities in spending reduction, cycle time improvement, value added Labor tasks.
• Gather information from maintenance staff, and operators on the process to help drive improvements.
• Review parts used in process to verify best performance for cost, availability, and access.
• Make recommendations on any changes that may improve performance.
• Coordinate, Schedule, and Participate in the Preventive Maintenance for the assigned process.
• Oversee solution design, planning, implementation & follow-up to ensure expected results are achieved.
• Collaborate cross-functionally in support for change management & process stabilization.
• Participate in equipment installations and facility improvements, including business expansions.
• Work with outside suppliers for proposals, quotes, and acquisitions as needed for process.
• Assist in maintenance related projects in a hands-on approach. (Hands-on maintenance activities are a large part of this role)

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related Engineering Field for Manufacturing.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience, inclusive of internship/co-op experiences.
• Working knowledge of developing and implementing process improvements and trouble shooting in a manufacturing environment.
• Microsoft Office experience with good knowledge of Excel to create tables, trend graphs, and worksheets.
• Mechanical Aptitude.

Shift & Pay: Mon-Fri 8a-5p $70,000+/yr (DOE)

Clean Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Clean Tech was founded in 1989 to reclaim the plastic in water containers and other post-consumer packaging. Clean Tech’s leaders knew that recycling would extend disposal capacity, save money in disposal costs and conserve natural resources. They saw further growth opportunity in the business’s potential for creating new jobs and providing a reliable, cost-effective resource for the manufacturing industry.