SR Engineer, Global Process

 

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Job Summary:

The Senior Process Engineer Global SME is a member of the West global engineering team. This role is 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. With a global mandate and scope, this person will have the opportunity to drive the implementation of new innovative processes and technologies in cooperation with the engineering and quality assurance teams and the plants.

 

Given the global scope, this role can be located in any West production location in Germany, Ireland, or the United States.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiate, lead and coordinate continuous process improvement projects on quality, service, HSE and cost within the standard known/approved process frame and using best practice knowledge.
• Prepare and obtain approval for project time schedules and ensure conformance to such plans and to the related budgets in implementation.
• Initiate and maintain appropriate communication with facilities and departments in order to support good relations and maximize achievements through a cooperative environment.
• Assess current process status in all relevant West locations globally, define best practices, perform a gap analysis, and manage the harmonization of this best practice to all sites involved.
• Manage and roll out the best practice validation concept, related to process area/projects at all relevant sites globally.
• Manage product, process, or technology transfer projects between plants from a process stand-point as assigned.
• Evaluate and approve all change requests globally, related to area of expertise.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of specific processes to support the Global Operations organization, as part of the Global SME network.
• Engage in solutioning product or process related issues as needed.
• 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. 
• Lead workstreams to implement / roll-out new innovative processes and technologies in cooperation with the engineering- and QA team and the plants.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of a system to gather operational knowledge (Knowledge Management).
• Coordinate interface between the West Digital & Technology team (“D&T”) and the shop-floor production for new products.
• Manage the development of robust process for final industrial production in targeted plants.
• Prepare reports as may be required on a routine basis or on demand within established deadlines.
• Participate in budgeting and business planning activities

 

Special Responsibilities:

• Support Global Envision network by assuming a key role in the Project Optimize (increase output and reduce reject level on Envision inspection).
• Support Regional Envision team in America including COPQ reduction through SFG quality improvement
• Lead the introduction of new SIMAC vision technology KIN
• Take responsibility as Global SME role on extrusion dimensioning
• Lead and support Global Process Engineering projects in KIN

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another scientific area
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position within the manufacturing industry
• Good knowledge of LEAN and Six Sigma manufacturing