Sr Engineer, Process

 

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Job Summary

In this role, you will be key to implementing new technology, developing and introducing process improvements, standards, life cycle management and validation in select process areas, helping to advance and transform West's growing business, supporting capital investments and contributing to addressing complex assignments. This role offers the opportunity to drive the implementation of new innovative processes, automation and new technologies in cooperation with the engineering and quality assurance teams and the plants. The person is a member of the West Global Process Engineering Team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a well-defined process area and process related projects
• Provide expertise in your specific technology relevant for West products within Global Engineering and to other West functions. Acquire further knowledge in your specific area of expertise
• Prepare and obtain approval for project time schedules and ensure conformance to such plans and to the related budgets in implementation
• Define best practice validation concepts
• Strongly support the implementation/roll-out of automation and new innovative processes and technologies in joint cooperation with the automation, engineering- and quality assurance teams
• As part of the Global SME network, demonstrate advanced knowledge of specific processes to support the Global OPS organization in solving any product or process related issue requiring involvement
• Engage in solutioning product or process related issues as needed
• Manage process or technology or product transfer projects between plants from a process stand-point as assigned
• Evaluate and approve all change requests globally, related to the area of expertise
• Coordinate interface between R&D/QA/Sales and shop-floor production for new products. Manage the
  development of robust process for final industrial production in the targeted plants
• Actively participate to the implementation and maintenance of a system to gather operational knowledge
• Utilize six sigma tools in minimizing process variation and improving the quality of product produced
• Ensure that all projects and activities are in compliance with local, regional and best practice requirements on HSE and meet other applicable authority requirements
• Participate in customer meetings to resolve customer complaints and serve as West's production processes subject matter expert
• May support the introduction, start-up and validation of new equipment in the local sites in order to guarantee a short start-up time
• May utilize data-based decision making. Create test plans, evaluate test results and definite new process parameters based on the analysis of test results

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or another scientific area or equivalent experience

Work Experience

• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar position within the manufacturing industry. Experience in Project Management (preferred)

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• KSAs
• Good knowledge of LEAN and 6 sigma manufacturing principles
• Knowledge of statistical tools and Minitab
• cGMP knowledge
• Able to be aware of all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description