Production Engineer - Coaters
- Full-time
Company Description
Pixelle Specialty Solutions™ is the largest specialty paper company in North America, with fully integrated pulp and paper operations in Chillicothe, Ohio, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Stevens Point, Wisconsin and a coating operation in Fremont, Ohio. Supported by an experienced product development team, Pixelle excels in designing customized solutions that help customers bring new products to market. With a long history of leadership in the paper industry, Pixelle delivers the most comprehensive portfolio of specialty papers to help you meet today’s challenging demands.
Job Description
The Production Engineer – Coaters will provide project leadership and technical support to the coating operations. This position will focus on driving improvement through changes to equipment, methods, grade designs, etc. This is a developmental position with future growth expected.
Essential Duties and Specific Responsibilities
- Lead improvement projects to enhance quality, improve yields, reduce downtime, increase speeds, reduce costs, and reduce working capital
- Track performance and identify areas for improvement
- Analyze production losses to identify root cause, solutions, and preventions
- Develop new procedures and train operators
- Build operator-based systems for improved troubleshooting
- Ensure proper grade and process specifications are within process capability including center lining key variables
- Assist with machine shutdowns and startups including follow-up on maintenance tasks
- Assist superintendents in building and managing operator rounds
- Assist with setting proper productivity standards and bill of materials by grade
- Lead projects to create a visual workplace, reduce waste, and minimize variation
- Provide coverage for shift leadership and/or superintendent when absent
- Provide rotational weekend coverage for coater operations
- Work in a safe manner and help others do so as well
Qualifications
- Experience – 2 to 5 years of experience in paper, converting, or coating industry preferred.
- Competencies – Strong leadership skills, passion to drive improvement, sound communication skills, highly motivated, team player, accountable, and responsible for decisions and impact. Experience with project management and lean/six sigma methods a plus.
- Education – B.S. in pulp and paper or chemical engineering preferred. Other technical disciplines will be considered with right experience.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.