Production Engineer

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
 

JOB TITLE: Production Engineer

JOB LOCATION: Peekskill, NY

REPORTS TO: Operations Manager, Color Materials

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

 

The Production Engineer is the primary technical support for the Operations Group to drive sustained improvements in safety, quality, productivity and cost.  Using engineering experience, knowledge and fundamentals of manufacturing, this position is designed to optimize, troubleshoot, de-bottleneck, monitor and improve all unit operations on site.  In addition, provide engineering support and know-how to the Product Development Group, lead Operational Excellence Teams on site improvement initiatives, and manage small scale capital projects from start to finish. 

 

This position is the primary resource to troubleshoot, identify and remedy production, quality, and EH&S-related issues on the manufacturing floor.  Identifies potential opportunities in the manufacturing process where waste can be eliminated.  This position develops, maintains and updates site standard operating procedures.  Provides training to operators and supervisors for the safe operation of the equipment.  Reviews and improves product quality by developing solutions to production problems, equipment and engineering designs. Develop control plans for sustainability. This position must be familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures to turn around equipment as quickly as possible.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Data collection & analysis
• Plant Equipment Inspections
• Operator Interaction & Dialogue
• Adherence to SOP’s and Control Plans

• Production Meeting Follow-up: Attended daily to ensure a safe, effective execution of production plan, making the targeted quality product with limited amount of down time in operation.
• Equipment data