Senior Process Engineer

Lubrizol Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lubrizol Corporation is seeking a Senior Process Engineer in New York, NY. You will drive process improvements, support extrusion and packaging operations, and lead successful product launches with robust troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

You will mentor teams, perform IQ/OQ/PQ validation, and ensure changes meet cost and quality targets while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Biomedical engineering.
• 5+ years in industrial environment with co-op.
• Experience with root-cause analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive process improvements to reduce scrap and costs.
• Support extrusion, secondary operations, and packaging.
• Lead launches with FMEA, PFD reviews, and cross-functional teams.
• Engage maintenance to resolve process and equipment issues using systematic troubleshooting and corrective actions.
• Validate and qualify new products, equipment, tooling, and processes as directed.
• Document lessons learned and maintain process documentation.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Job description

Job Type

Full -Time / On-Site

Salary

$120,000 - $140,000 with 6% bonus

Dayshift

How You’ll Make an Impact

As a Senior Process Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, providing technical assistance and engineering support to the manufacturing group. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Your work will directly impact improving existing processes, developing new and cost-effective manufacturing concepts, as well as training production operators, and engaging maintenance personnel in resolving equipment problems using systematic methods of troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and irreversible corrective action implementation. The Senior Process Engineer will be assigned to support all functions of the manufacturing areas.

• Drive process improvements including technology, reducing scrap, and new concepts made real and reduced costs as to meet customer expectations on Quality and cost.
• Support extrusion, secondary operations, and packaging to ensure delivery and quality levels.
• Lead flawless launches of new product activities including FMEA, PFD, part and tool design reviews, and other cross functional team events.
• Engage maintenance personnel in resolving process, and equipment problems using systematic methods of troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and irreversible corrective action implementation.
• Provide technical evidence and responses to customer service/customers as required.
• Mentor techniciansand engage maintenance personnel in resolving, tooling and equipment problems using systematic methods of troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and irreversible corrective action implantation.
• Drive validation and qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) protocols for new product, equipment, tooling and processes as directed.
• Follow SOP on re-validation of existing equipment, tooling and processes.
• Work closely with internal and external Project Engineers in developing processes that meet customer expectations on cost, quality and delivery of new product development.
• Document lessons learned and report status of all projects and assignments in a timely manner.
• Generate, update and implement process documentation, to include PCO's, operator work instructions, manufacturing procedures, sample requests, process, inspection and troubleshooting guides.
• Close assigned CAPA's in a timely manner.
• Complete projects and report status in a timely manner. Utilize project management tools in establishing timelines, building action item list and completing milestones.
• Understand and follow the SOP's pertaining to the specific area.
• Understand and follow the work instructions pertaining to the specific area.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Assists cost accounting in establishing new or revised standard costs for new or existing product lines.
• Support the conversion of small-scale processes into commercially viable large-scale operations.

Required Qualifications that Enable Your Success

• BS Degree in an Engineering discipline (Chemical, Mechanical or Biomedical preferred)
• 5+ Years of experience in an industrial environment including Co-op experience.
• Experience with Root cause analysis
• Excellent (written and verbal) communication and effective human interaction skills.

Preferred Qualifications that Drive you Forward

• Experience with Thermoplastics extrusion, molding and/or assembly process is strongly preferred.