Raw Materials Engineer: Lean, Quality & Process Improvement

Eastman; Fieldale (VA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Mentorship programs

Job summary

Eastman seeks a raw materials engineer at the Martinsville, VA site supporting the Performance Films business. The role leads technical efforts to support manufacturing processes, working with operations, maintenance, engineering, quality and business leadership.

The candidate will identify and implement improvement projects using Lean, Six-Sigma and other CI tools, while maintaining COA and internal specs, and collaborating with New Product Development, Product Management, R&D and customers to

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering highly preferred; other technical disciplines will be considered with applicable experience
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing, operations or engineering role required
• Preferred: Experience in a quality or manufacturing engineering role
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing, operations or engineering role
• Preferred: Experience in an ISO 90001 environment, program leadership
• Preferred: Experience with wet coating applications, convection drying, lamination, or roll-to-roll web technology
• Preferred: Methodical approach to problem-solving and ability to implement improvements independently
• Preferred: Experience utilizing statistical methods to problem solve and evaluate complex issues
• Preferred: Strong organizational skills; detail-oriented
• Preferred: The ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Preferred: The ability to effectively communicate at all organizational levels
• Preferred: Demonstrate a bias for action mentality towards making changes that solve problems and have a positive impact on the process, products and people

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support and troubleshooting of incoming raw materials and their impact on the manufacturing process
• Interact with and seek feedback from Operators on the manufacturing floor
• Lead projects to implement changes to raw materials specifications to improve quality and productivity with the use of Lean, 6-sigma and other continuous improvement tools
• Act as the site representative for raw materials suppliers; partner with Procurement, drive supplier accountability, and conduct supplier audits
• Facilitate root cause analysis of quality failures and customer complaints to identify and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Maintain COA and internal specification documentation for incoming raw materials, including substrates and chemicals
• Ensure product quality specifications are appropriately established and customer fitness for use expectations are met
• Participate in cross-functional problem-solving and improvement teams at the department and division level
• Collaborate with New Product Development, Product Management, R&D and customers to create and implement new materials into large-scale manufacturing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Eastman seeks a raw materials engineer at the Martinsville, VA site supporting the Performance Films business. The role leads technical efforts to support manufacturing processes, working with operations, maintenance, engineering, quality and business leadership.

The candidate will identify and implement improvement projects using Lean, Six-Sigma and other CI tools, while maintaining COA and internal specs, and collaborating with New Product Development, Product Management, R&D and customers to