Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title

Maintain compliance with safety policies and procedures. Manage and continuously improve plant equipment maintenance programs, including management of maintenance contractors and spare parts inventory. Monitor daily the operating plant process conditions for opportunities to improve safety, qualify, delivery, cost, morale, or environmental impact. Plan and conduct tests for the purpose of obtaining information useful to increasing production rates and/or improving quality and yield. Serve as Project Leader for required small to large capital improvement projects or plant expansion projects. Plan, coordinate and carry out new product/grades and plant trails as required. Troubleshoot process and equipment performance. Lead and/or participate on problem solving teams as requested. Write operating procedures and conduct training of personnel when needed or requested. Prepare regular progress reports to the Plant Manager which includes comparisons and analysis of production results versus budget targets for his/her area of responsibility. Perform process safety and environmental management tasks as requested such as updating P&ID's, completing pre-start up safety reviews, updating process safety information records, and participating on HAZOP teams. Develop and execute process changes, plant trails, safety improvements, and capital projects utilizing the plants Management of Change system.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering (required) Bachelors of Chemical Engineering (required) Experience: 3 - 6 years: Chemical process or manufacturing (required) Skills: MS PowerPoint (required) MS Word (required) MS Excel (required) MS Outlook (required) Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in the workforce. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information, age, or any other factor protected by law.