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What We Offer 

As a Principal Process Engineer, you will plan and develop manufacturing processes and method systems in whole, or in part, to meet stated objectives. You will have the opportunity to lead projects or discipline teams, influencing direction of complex projects; be recognized as an authority in multiple areas, and provide leadership and guidance for colleagues in other departments. 

Major Responsibilities 

• Maintain up to date on manufacturing activities through daily reviews of production records, historical trends, quality results and site communications. Provide support to all site manufacturing areas, tollers and other Covestro manufacturing sites as needed through collaborative efforts to troubleshoot and correct operational and quality deficiencies. Address complex quality issues by employing assistance from Product Development colleagues to conduct analysis aimed at identifying links between defects and formulation or raw materials. As needed, participate or lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations aimed at eliminating repeat failures. Routinely monitor historical material property performance to identify negative (or positive) trends. Develop and propose alterations to manufacturing programs to address your findings. 

• Identify and lead large, multi-staged continuous improvement projects or initiatives aimed at improving the competitiveness of the site. Interface with multiple disciplines at the site or globally to determine requirements and constraints. Develop business case, technical solution(s), deliverables, execution plan and performance metrics. Act as technical expert on matters within your discipline. Document and report progress, challenges and needs. Routinely report progress to all stakeholders. Ensure successful execution and close out of changes. 

• Own production process and manufacturing/quality performance for assigned areas. Develop and execute initiatives and projects aimed at increasing reliability and efficiency. Develop scope, cost estimates and engineering documentation for presentation to site leadership. 

• Evaluate documented or historical equipment entitlement information to determine if equipment is underperforming, resulting in loss of capacity. Lead multi-disciplinary investigations to identify the root causes for capacity loss and implement potential corrective actions. Alternatively, if equipment is not reaching its entitlements due to intentional reasons, lead investigations to identify if there is opportunity to gain additional capacity. 

• Update documented operating procedures as required as part of the Management of Change process for projects in which you are involved. Proactively lead efforts to seek out improved operating processes that improve safety, efficiently and eliminate waste. 

• Act as site subject matter expert (SME) for all relevant compounding processes. Direct Operations and/or Reliability in matters relating to this equipment. Develop and implement best practices and drive continuous improvement. Evaluate and propose new/alternate technologies to improve efficiency, decrease downtime and contribute to higher profit margins. Work globally with technical experts and other manufacturing sites to share and implement identified best practices. 

• Collaborate with the Product Development group on development or modification of product formulations to address plant and customer needs. Lead investigative production trials by identifying potential ar