Process Engineer III

Materion Corporation; Buffalo (AL); On-site; USD 92,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion Corporation seeks a Process Engineer III to lead process control, troubleshooting, and cost improvements in a manufacturing setting. You will work with operators, maintenance, quality, and planning to automate and scale processes while improving product quality and cycle times.

The role requires a chemical engineering degree, 5–10 years of experience, and Green Belt certification or plan to obtain within 2 years. Travel may be up to 25% and cross-functional collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
• 5–10 years of process engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Green Belt certification required or to be gained within 2 years from hire date.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and manage multiple projects.
• Strong written and presentation skills; sense of urgency and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead process control and continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Investigate and propose new equipment, procedures, and automation to scale processes.
• Collaborate with operators, maintenance, quality, and planning to achieve goals.
• Provide manufacturing capability information to product management for margins.
• Support strategic process improvements and change management activities.

Skills

Process engineering

Lead technical teams

Project management

Statistical process control

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

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The Process Engineer III, under the direction of the Director of Process Engineering using established procedures, will provide engineering leadership and guidance in the areas of process control, troubleshooting, cost (yield and labor efficiency) improvement, product quality improvement, cycle time reduction, and product and process development. Additional responsibilities will be investigation and proposal of new production equipment, procedures, and methods to automate, improve and/or scale-up existing processes. The Process Engineer III will work with operators, engineering, maintenance, quality, management, T&I, and production planning to accomplish these tasks.

Safety & Quality Management System

• Comply with, support, and provide limited technical input to all EH&S and quality programs, trainings, and policies while operating in a safe, honest, and ethical manner.

Process Control & Continuous Improvement

• Utilizing statistical process control methodologies, oversee the manufacture of quality product by implementing and maintaining process control systems and standard operating procedures.
• Determine critical process metrics, monitor them on a regular basis, and provide direction in the collection and interpretation of metric data.
• Provide leadership and support for project teams to troubleshoot process issues and achieve continuous improvements in areas such as safety, quality, throughput, cost, and/or machine reliability.
• Maintain open and frequent communications with operators and other engineers about equipment status and collaborate on improvement initiatives.
• Lead and collaborate with other engineers for complaint resolution activities including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative actions for any complaints for the assigned area. When applicable, implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Provide manufacturing capability information and improvement opportunities to product management teams to improve product margins.
• Support efforts to identify, prioritize, and determine business impact of strategic and tactical process improvement initiatives.

• Provide manufacturing capability information and improvement opportunities to product management teams to improve product margins.
• Support efforts to identify, prioritize, and determine business impact of strategic and tactical process improvement initiatives.

Machine Maintenance & Reliability

• Possess in-depth knowledge of processing equipment and provide direction for equipment breakdowns and slowdowns to ensure product quality and throughput are maintained.

Product & Process Development

• Work with and provide technical input to T&I to follow the New Product Development process in implementing the manufacturing related sections such as bills of material, process router steps, work instructions and standard operating procedures, and key process variable monitoring, etc.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 25% travel may be required based on business need.

Essential Qualifications & Capabilities

• Bachelors’ degree in Chemical Engineering; advanced degree is a plus.
• 5 - 10 years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Green Belt certification is required or needs to be gained within 2 years from hire date.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple complex assignments / projects.
• Strong written and presentation skills.
• Willingness and eagerness to learn, receive, and provide coaching.
• Demonstrated history of operating with sense of urgency and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven record of working with strategic business teams to support top and / or bottom-line growth.
• Demonstrated experience in Process Hazard Analysis, Process Safety Management, Capital Requests, and Management of Change

Pay Range

$92,200.00 - $147,400.00

Actual base salary offered varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

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Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

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