Process Engineer

The Process Engineer will provide assistance to the Omnium Division and individual Omnium facilities to continually improve the safety and efficiency of the manufacturing facilities.  Identify and deliver strategic business and production opportunities based on industry trends and customer inquiries.  The Process Engineer will achieve this by developing and sustaining both manufacturing and business processes that deliver repeatable outcomes that improve Omnium’s safety, quality, and production throughput.    This includes both process improvements and ideation of capital projects to do the same.  The Process Engineer will works closely with Omnium Plant Managers and their leadership teams, Winfield business staff, division financial staff, and external toll customers.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support Division goals through working with Winfield business staff, division financial staff, and external toll customers.  This includes strategic positioning of the manufacturing facilities and their products for more efficient production and new Winfield and external toll customer products.
• Work with Omnium division staff and individual Plant Managers and their operations and maintenance teams to identify and drive continuous improvements in plant operations.  Support change and foster cooperation.  Develop procedural and process improvements to reduce cost and improve efficiencies.
• Development and standardization of data collection: Daily production, schedule compliance, PM compliance (MaintainX), downtime (Vorne)
• Drive and develop increased process rigor and documentation (Management of Change, Standard Operating Procedures).  Provide assistance to EHS and Quality departments in documentation/standardization where needed.
• Assist other divisional locations remote and onsite ~25%. 

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent in the Engineering field, advanced degree a plus. 
• 2+ years industrial manufacturing experience. 
• Ability to collect and analyze production data using statistical techniques.
• Demonstrated history of driving manufacturing process continuous improvement/efficiencies.
• Solid project management skills with proven results handling multiple assignments. Must be precise, accurate and well organized.
• Knowledge and understanding of general plant production, safety, and environmental issues. 
• Working knowledge of computers, basic application software, and process control systems. 
• Experience in ag chem processing, toll and batch operations, and logistics.

Salary: $81,200 - $121,800

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

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