Senior Process Engineer

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company; Marysville (OH); On-site; USD 104,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live Total Health program

401K match (up to 7.5%)

Adoption/fertility assistance

Job summary

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company in Marysville, OH seeks a Senior Process Engineer to join our Supply Chain team. You will provide technical support across plants, lead problem solving, and drive reliability and performance improvements in manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities include coaching engineers, developing equipment standards, leading capital projects, and optimizing line performance while reducing variability and costs.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering (Packaging, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical) or equivalent.
• Minimum 5–7 years operating in a manufacturing environment with reliability improvements.
• Proven track record leading large scale capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, TPM, Root Cause Analysis and Quick Changeover (SMED).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical liaison across production, maintenance, operations leadership and corporate engineering.
• Develop technical mastery for key manufacturing equipment (process and packaging).
• Create and maintain equipment documentation, training materials and troubleshooting guides.
• Lead reliability improvement efforts and capital project execution with cross-functional teams.
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize production lines; drive out manufacturing variation.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers and develop rapid changeover standards.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Problem solving

Data analysis

Change management

PC proficiency

Education

B.S. in Engineering (Packaging/Mechanical/Industrial/Electrical)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join our Supply Chain team at one of our Marysville, OH plant locations.

The Senior Process Engineer is responsible for providing technical support for manufacturing facilities within a region and will lead focused, proactive problem solving efforts to improve plant manufacturing processes.

In this role you will:

• Serve as a technical liaison for all levels of the company including production associates, maintenance associates, operations leadership, and corporate engineering
• Develop technical mastery within self and others for key manufacturing equipment (process and packaging)
• Create and maintain equipment documentation including: Clean, Inspect Lube Standards, Process Centerlines, Maintenance Standards, troubleshooting guides and training material
• Develop/deliver technical training for various levels of the organization
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to solve problems, optimize output and reduce costs
• Diagnose technical problems, identify short and long-term solutions using Root Cause Analysis tools (Fishbone, 5-Why, FMEA, and other tools) and facilitate the implementation of solutions
• Identify common loss themes across facilities; provide and support implementing solutions
• Partner with Plant Managers to execute manufacturing improvement plans
• Both lead and provide support for reliability project efforts
• Champion efforts to drive out manufacturing variation by analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and leading implementation of appropriate solutions
• Develop and maintain rapid changeover standards
• Participate in development and prioritization of capital requests
• Lead the identification of bottlenecks at manufacturing facilities and facilitate implementation of solutions to optimize each production line
• Participate in the review and development of production line standards
• Establish accurate routed standards at each facility
• Coach and mentor facility junior engineers

What you’ll need to be successful:

• B.S. in Engineering (Packaging, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical), or equivalent
• Minimum 5-7 years operating in a manufacturing environment with experience of driving reliability improvements
• Strong leadership skills required. Interacts well with diverse groups within the operation and maintains strong working relationships with internal in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven environment.
• Proven track record for leading large scale capital projects
• Recognized technical abilities and practical experience with strong capabilities in the following areas:
• Theory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations
• Continuous improvement techniques (Lean, TPM, Root Cause Analysis, Quick Changeover/SMED, Process Centerlines)
• Statistics and analytical methods, Process measurement and control
• Change management
• Ability to use current PC-based software (e.g., Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access, Project, etc.)

The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $103,700.00 - $122,000.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location. In addition to the determined base salary, this role is also incentive eligible under our corporate bonus programs. For remote roles where the final candidate resides in Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon or Washington, state required pay thresholds will be factored into base salary.

Benefits and perks

• Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs. Selections range from medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%) as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more
• We know our talent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization’s success now and in the future. Career growth at our company is not always a ladder. It’s much more like a rock climbing adventure. Grow through exploration and experiences rather than a predictable linear path.
• We value the importance of family. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy.
• Be part of something bigger by joining one of our Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability: Scotts Women’s Network, Scotts Black Employees’ Network, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Young Professionals, Scotts Pride Network (GroPride), Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), Scotts Family TREE and our Associate Boards.
• Join a company with a strong belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We have a shared passion for service and volunteerism and believe participating in community service benefits our communities and strengthens our team.

Scotts is an EEO Employer, dedicated to a culturally diverse, drug free workplace.

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