Process Engineer - 1st Shift

Opella; Chattanooga (TN); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 94.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Opella is seeking a Process Engineer to support the Plant Manager in delivering benchmark results, with focus on OEE, quality, material utilization, scrap, and cost. You will own daily QDCI huddles and drive loss-elimination actions and OEE analyses.

This is a 1st shift role, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM. You’ll work to develop process capability, monitor metrics, and provide technical coaching across work centers.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a science discipline preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing of pharmaceuticals or food and beverage industries preferred.
• Weekly and monthly reports to support improvement and KPI tracking.
• Lean Six Sigma certification and SAP exposure are desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Defect handling ownership: identify root cause and drive elimination.
• Centerline ownership: develop capability, track in-process CL metrics, coach results.
• Quality ownership: develop capability, track/influence quality standards, coach results.
• Process reliability support: monitor OEE, uptime/downtime, scrap; analyze variances.
• Project support: assist engineering studies; ensure startup criteria are met.

Conocimientos

Root cause analysis

Centerline ownership

OEE monitoring

Quality ownership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Herramientas

SAP

Descripción del empleo

Salary Range:

$65,250.00 - $94,250.00

All Compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience.

Process Engineer

At Opella, we simplify self-care for real people. As a Process Engineer you become part of that mission – turning ideas into products that actually reach hands and homes. This role is where precision, consistency, and accountability come together to support our self-care revolution.

About the job

Your job as a Process Engineer will support the Plant Manager in delivering benchmark results, specific focus is on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Quality, Material utilization, scrap, and cost. Ownership for daily +QDCI huddles. The Process Engineer will own execution of key loss elimination action plans and the OEE group gap analysis for all process centers.

This is a 1st shift position. Monday - Friday: 7:00AM - 4:00PM

Main responsibilities:

• Defect Handling Ownership

  • Identify the root cause of product defects
  • Drive the elimination of the defect cause

• Centerline owner

  • Develop team capability to execute Centerline (CL) standards
  • Own, track, report CL in process measure and evaluate and coach results
  • Set direction for and support execution if action plans
  • Drive CL deviation to root cause elimination

• Quality owner

  • Develop team capability to execute Quality standards
  • Own, track, report CL in process measure and evaluate and coach results
  • Set direction for and support execution if action plans
  • Drive CL deviation to root cause elimination

• Process Reliability support resource

  • Monitor OEE, uptime, downtime, change overs, and scrap
  • Analyze variance reports and coach team to develop and execute improvement plan
  • Provide technical expertise and daily coaching during resolution of work center issues
  • Perform Root Cause analysis and build capability in the team
  • Provide technical coaching on Kaizen execution

• Project and Initiative support resource

  • Support project, initiative, and engineering study execution to ensure appropriate standards are provided to the business
  • Interface with Product Development and Process Validation to ensure vertical startup criteria are achieved

About you

• Education: You must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a science discipline preferred.
• Experience: Experience in manufacturing of pharmaceuticals or food and beverage industries preferred.
• Technical Competencies: Ensure weekly and monthly reports are completed in a timely manner to support improvement. Interact with packaging supervision to identify development need and to develop team members. Must provide performance metrics to drive improvement.
• Professional Skills : Must be able to perform without close supervision. Must provide performance metrics to drive improvement.
• Special Requirements: You are required to comply with dress code regulations, be willing to undergo necessary training, and work in conditions with exposure to product, dust, grease, and packing machinery hazards.
• Pre-employment Testing: You need to complete the required pre-employment testing.
• Desired Qualifications: Additional qualifications such as Lean Six Sigma Certification, previous pharmaceutical experience, and familiarity with Production Automation Systems like SAP are desirable.

Simply put, we’re shaping a self-care revolution. If you’re ready to question, improve and create better for millions, step in and make an impact that’s felt far beyond the line. We are challengers. We are Opella.

About us

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

Opella and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Aff…

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

North America Applicants Only

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.