Senior Process Engineer

Vesuvius North America; Illinois; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vesuvius North America is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to oversee the plant-wide Technical function, including directing the VISO Technical Manager and Automation Engineer. You will ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and quality standards across Mix and Viso plants and drive process improvements using PFMEA and other studies.

You will manage KPI-driven actions, review control plans, and lead capital projects from capex submissions to on-time, on-budget completion, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial preferred).
• Five years of experience in a similar technical/process engineering and managerial role.

Responsibilities

• Manage the plant-wide Technical function including the VISO Technical Manager and Automation Engineer.
• Ensure processes comply with safety, environmental, and quality standards for Mix and Viso plants.
• Drive improvement actions via PFMEA and related studies; track KPI performance.
• Review and update control plans, standard work, and start-up checklists for production.
• Lead root-cause analyses of complaints and rejects; implement corrective actions.
• Design, validate, and implement new or changed manufacturing processes.
• Identify needs for new equipment and tooling; support capex budgeting and submissions.
• Coordinate NPI meetings to ensure ready-to-launch processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Leadership

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Power BI

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Job Details

• Manage the plant-wide Technical function including the activities of the VISO Technical Manager and Automation Engineer.
• Ensure all processes comply with applicable safety, environmental, and quality standards, for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Assess process capability by conducting PFMEA and other studies as required. Drive improvement actions as required, for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Review and update Control Plans and Standard Work Instructions, OK to Start Checklists and other process control documents, and ensure they are followed by Production employees and leaders of Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Track KPI performance, including but not limited to VOS KPIs, and lead problem-solving and continuous improvement actions based on actual versus targeted performance for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Analyze customer complaints and internal rejects, conduct root cause analysis, and drive improvement actions for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Design, validate, and implement new or changed manufacturing processes as required for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Identify and prioritize needs for new equipment and tooling to meet the Plant’s capability and capacity requirements. Support the annual capital budgeting process by identifying and recommending solutions (with implementation cost and timing), for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Prepare capex submissions and supporting business cases as required for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Manage equipment suppliers and coordinate internal resources to execute capex projects on time and on budget, for Mix plant and Viso plant.
• Coordinate New Product Introduction (NPI) meetings and related actions to ensure capable processes are in place for on-time production launch readiness, for Mix plant and Viso plant.

Direct Reports

• VISO Technical Manager
• Automation Engineer

Key Result Areas

• Improved VOS KPI performance - Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost.
• On time, on budget capital project management.
• Effective Technical team leadership as measured by meeting annual performance objective

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering preferred)

Experience

• Five years of experience in a similar position including both technical process engineering and managerial skills and experience.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of process engineering and control practices (PFMEA, Design for Manufacturing, Control Plans). Project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools. Problem solving tools (i.e.: 8D, Six sigma, 5 Why, SMED). Processes for manufacturing refractories. CNC machine and programming. Use of measuring devices (Caliper, micrometer, etc.). Drawing reading. Work area layout for efficiency. Lean principles familiarity (waste reduction, 5-S, etc.).

Skills & Behavior

• Critical thinking
• Strong data analysis capability; adept at validating and using information to support decision making.
• Experienced and effective in using formal problem-solving tools.
• Adept of computer software and tools to analyze data, present recommendations, and manage projects (e.g. Power BI, Autocad, MS Office tools).
• Leadership
• Self-starter, highly motivated and effective at driving measurable continuous improvement toward target performance.
• Ability to communicate well in English verbally and in writing, to all levels of the organization
• Capable of working effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional team atmosphere.
• Effective leader of assigned subordinates and other collaborators, ensuring that objectives are clearly stated and that projects are executed on time and on budget.
• Living Vesuvius organization values (CORE)

Problem Solving & Complexity

• Strong problem-solving skills using proven data-driven methods is essential.
• Ability to analyze information and recommend logical priorities, based on data, is essential.li>
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Capability to manage multiple actions and coordinate resources at the same time, respecting and meeting deadlines, is critical.
• Capability to effectively lead assigned personnel.
• Strong communication skills at all levels (the role interfaces with senior Vesuvius management to the shop floor).