Senior Process Engineer | Technical Lead & NPI

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

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