The Process Engineer will be responsible for optimizing and maintaining manufacturing processes within a GMP-compliant facility. This role involves continuous improvement, troubleshooting, and ensuring the efficiency, quality, and compliance of manufacturing operations.
Responsibilities:
- Process Optimization: Continuously review and optimize manufacturing and package processes to enhance efficiency, productivity, and product quality while complying with GMP regulations. Monitor, analyze, and improve production rates, eliminating the non-value added activities.
- GMP Compliance: Ensure that all manufacturing processes adhere to GMP guidelines, regulatory requirements, and following standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Quality Assurance: Collaborate with the Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and manufacturing teams to identify potential quality issues that could affect any KPIs. Participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions as needed.
- Data Analysis: Analyze data related to manufacturing processes, identifying trends, propose corrective and preventive actions or process improvements to enhance towards operational excellence.
- Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments and provide input into risk mitigation strategies, including the development of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) documents.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement lean manufacturing principles to drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes and maintain sustainability.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments, including R&D, QA, Regulatory Affairs, and Supply Chain, to streamline processes to satisfy customer expectations.
- Safety: Ensure that safety protocols and procedures are followed in the manufacturing facility to protect the health and safety of employees.
- Training: Provide effective training and development support to associates on all three shifts to promote operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Must be able to effectively collaborate and communicate with plant management team across all three shifts to support operational goals and ensure continuity of processes.
- Must maintain an active presence on the manufacturing floor to monitor processes, assess performance, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5-7 years of experience required.
- Six Sigma or Lean certification required.
- Experience in a GMP manufacturing environment is preferred, particularly within nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or food production settings.
- A teamwork-oriented mindset is mandatory. Candidates must be able to collaborate effectively, communicate openly, and contribute positively to a team environment.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Experience with process automation and control systems.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift 50lbs if required.
- Must be able to stand for 8 hours.
- Must be able to work in a physically challenging environment.
We proudly offer: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with Company Match, Pet insurance and more!
We reward the hard work of our team members with fun and exciting company events, Summer Picnic, Festive Packages, Holiday Celebrations, and associate referral bonuses!
Founded in 2011, Piping Rock Health Products has gone on to win Long Island’s Top Workplaces Award 6 years in a row & securing the spot as Top Supplement Manufacturing Company 2024 by Food Business Review! Supported by a group of vitamin visionaries with over 40 years of industry experience and a carefully curated team of talented associates. Piping Rock is a global vitamin and supplement manufacturer with an unwavering commitment to creating quality wellness products. We believe that family always comes first, and that the dedication of our associates is the key ingredient to our success.
We are a drug free workplace, regulated by the FDA, required to follow Federal Guidelines; therefore in order to start as well as maintain employment, you must be able to successfully clear drug screening processes, which include testing for all illegal substances per Federal Guidelines.
Piping Rock Health Products, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5-7 years of experience
- Six Sigma or Lean certification
- Experience in a GMP manufacturing environment, particularly nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or food production
- Teamwork-oriented mindset and ability to collaborate effectively
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Experience with process automation and control systems
- Ability to lift 50 pounds if required
- Ability to stand for 8 hours
- Ability to work in a physically challenging environment
What We Do
Piping Rock Health Products is a global manufacturer and distributor of vitamins, dietary supplements, herbal products, essential oils, and sports-nutrition products. Founded in 2011, the company develops and manufactures wellness products in-house and sells them primarily through a direct-to-consumer online platform. Its mission centers on delivering broad, high-quality health and wellness offerings with cost control, quality assurance, and customer satisfaction.
