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Danisco USAposted 3 months ago
Full-time
New Century, KS
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
About the position
In this role, you will perform engineering assignments across various functions including production, maintenance, process, capital projects, and R&D. The position requires applying established process engineering technology and principles while coordinating with other engineering and functional teams to ensure efficient task implementation.
Responsibilities
- Actively support and participate in site environmental, health and safety initiatives to drive EH&S excellence.
- Provide leadership and direction in day-to-day decision making for the operating area, including monitoring quality parameters and coaching operations on meeting quality and production targets.
- Participate in Root Cause Investigations and advanced troubleshooting, coaching others to develop these skills.
- Update, review, and approve Operating Procedures, P&ID's, and Standard Operating Conditions according to safety and quality system requirements.
- Lead campaign-specific operator training and assist Process Owner with operator qualification to ensure operators have the necessary skills to run the process.
- Lead optimization activities related to capacity, process consistency, and cost reduction.
- Leverage R&D and technical service resources to understand and meet customer quality requirements.
- Develop knowledge of the manufacturing process and products, ensuring equipment performs to design specifications.
- Propose and lead improvement efforts, including developing plans for design and implementation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in chemical/mechanical engineering or a related field is required.
- 3+ years of manufacturing experience within the food, pharma, and/or petroleum industry.
- Experience in chemical distillation process, food manufacture, spray congealing, and packaging is preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma certification is a strong plus.
- Must be available to be 'on call' and may be required to work additional hours in case of plant upsets.
