Process Engineer

What is TekniPlex:

TekniPlex Healthcare leverages its world-class materials science knowledge to deliver better patient outcomes by designing and manufacturing products that allow for less invasive procedures, reduce pain, enable faster healing and safer drug delivery.

We harness the power of world-class materials scientists, a global network of application-specific engineers, and healthcare technical teams to provide today’s finest materials solutions.

We work in a collaborative and consultative way with our customers to develop the ideal material solution to optimize mechanical properties and chemical composition to achieve the desired product performance. TekniPlex is hiring a Process Engineer located in Madison, WI.

Summary: 

We are seeking a Process Engineer who will use their skills with engineering principles, team facilitation and statistical process control to measure and improve key processes integral to the manufacturing of printed and unprinted laminated and coated packaging materials for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. They will be a leader and a listener with the goal of improving every aspect of the plant, specifically looking to reduce manufacturing costs, improve efficiencies and reduce process variability.

 Essential Job Duties: 

• Work directly with machine operators to identify needs and develop solutions. Coordinate with maintenance on equipment modifications and preventative maintenance items to ensure reliability.
• Provide key operational reports to the site leadership team.
• Become the plant liaison for trials.
• Organize cross functional teams to implement lean manufacturing principles.

Process Efforts

• Develop thorough knowledge of all manufacturing processes and equipment. Assess equipment performance and develop process specifications using statistical analysis.
• Evaluate impacts of potential material changes.
• Support process monitoring and vision systems (Dr. Schenk).
• Review and modify the process workflow.
• Develop strategies for process improvement and weigh their impacts.

Project management

• Analyze data and manage every aspect of efficiency, new/modified equipment, and customer satisfaction projects.
• Identify projects and prepare proposals or reports.
• Determine time frames, funding, procedures, staffing requirements, training, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects.

Safety

• Constantly assess activities ensure no unsafe results will occur.
• Participate on the plant-wide safety team.
• Assist in safety and housekeeping audits and surveys to ensure compliance with safety rules and guidelines.

Quality

• Develop / improve product reliability with performance consistency.
• Participate in customer complaint system to avoid future occurrences and complaints.
• Actively participate in and/or drive root cause analysis.
• Identify and correct any quality issues that may arise in the department or plant.
• Assist with customer quality audits as needed.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and address opportunities to reduce costs, improve product/process, and/or improve overall operations.
• Participate and lead teams to eliminate problems and streamline operations.
• Participate and lead training and exercises designed to expand the potential for continuous improvement.

 Non-Essential Job Duties: 

• Performs other duties that may be assigned.

 Job Qualifications and/or Experience: 

• 5+ years in a process engineering role in a manufacturing environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, packaging engineering, industrial engineering or other related industrial technology

• Demonstrates capability to lead teams to process improvements that yield bottom line results.
• Experience in the implementation of statistical process control and/or lean manufacturing principles within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Engineering/manufacturing procedure and work instruction writing.
• Capable of learning and complying with FDA/GMP regulations and ISO/TS Audits.
• Lean, Six Sigma, 8D, Zero Defect, Kaizen, Kan Ban, Single Minute Exchange Die [SMED] background.
• Articulate in English, both verbal and written

We offer a full complement of valuable Health, Wellness, and Welfare benefits which include:

• PTO & 8 Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Life and Disability.
• 401(k) and Match.
• Wellness Program including EAP.
• Pay for Performance philosophy.
• Medical benefits are effective on the first day of the month after being hired.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and legibly complete time cards and work orders.  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and read blueprints and technical drawings, such as machine, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations to other employees of the organization.  Ability to effective present information and respond to questions form groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration.  The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic, flammable or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Company

Tekniplex is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.