Process Engineer
Polyvantis · Sanford, ME
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Polyvantis (industrial) in Sanford, ME. Maintain a high level of safety assurance through a continuous safety training and awareness program, maintenance of safety procedures, and safety contact with workers.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Black Belt, TPM, Extrusion, SAP
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How this role compares
Against 760 other live process postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $91k–$130k, from 254 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 43%
- Lean 32%
- ✓ Six Sigma 24%
- Tooling 22%
- ✓ Team leadership 22%
- New product launch 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Black Belt, TPM, Extrusion, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
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This plant: Polyvantis in Sanford
1 other open role at this site.
- Production Superintendent · Production · Supervisor
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Principle Responsibilities/Accountabilities
- ◆Maintain a high level of safety assurance through a continuous safety training and awareness program, maintenance of safety procedures, and safety contact with workers.
- ◆Provide technical direction to operators and others in manufacturing departments as necessary, to maintain maximum efficiency of personnel and equipment in a safe manner.
- ◆Develop and execute product and process development schedules as part of an ongoing program to improve quality, cost, and productivity such that budgeted goals and planned objectives are met.
- ◆Troubleshooting product and process problems and conduct route cause analyses on those problems.
- ◆Maintain and update process documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures, Product Specifications, and Process Change Orders. Documentation of SOCs, SOPs, etc.
- ◆Direct the digitalization improvements and sustainability of these digitalization tools throughout AP BU in RAM.
- ◆Maintain and learn SAP transactions relevant process engineering.
- ◆Work closely with maintenance and Project Engineering to coordinate installation of engineering projects and assist in timely resolution of maintenance problems.
- ◆Work with the Applications and Solutions Development Team to support product development and production training.
- ◆Work with the Commercial and Sales Teams to assist and acquire customers and generate business.
- ◆Work directly with customers to help resolve quality concerns and improver their satisfaction.
- ◆The employee must be completely conversant with applicable safety, loss prevention, and environmental standards of the Company, Business Unit, and Plant. The employee must also be aware of the regulatory
requirements
and must implement those standards as specified in the standards and regulatory
requirements
in this work assignment.
- ✓Work with the ESHQ Department to resolve safety, ergonomic, or environmental concerns or issues that may arise site wide.
- ✓Review operations daily with manufacturing, resolve problems as a team, and provide off shift support when necessary.
Knowledge and Skill Required
- ✓B.S. in Engineering: Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical.
- ✓0 - 5 years of operations experience in manufacturing, maintenance, or engineering.
- ✓Knowledge of industry Quality Systems.
- ✓Strong verbal and written communications skills. Team orientation.
- ✓Well-versed in SAP, Excel, Word, Outlook, and other corporate supplied software.
- ✓Human relation skills.
requirements
on new products and specifications.
- ✓Work with Project Engineering to justify capital expenditures, and then own the execution of the completed projects.
requirements
and issues. Resolve quality issues directly with customers. Recommend product and service changes to customers.
Work Availability
Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work Monday- Friday during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.
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General Purpose of the Position
Drive change through continual process improvement in all operations of the Acrylic Products Business Unit in North America. Provide process engineering troubleshooting for sheet extrusion lines and associated process equipment in Osceola and Sanford. Identify, plan, and execute process improvements.
Major Challenges
- •Drive change in an environment that is resistant to change. Achieve buy-in for constant quality and productivity improvements that are initially disruptive to the smooth operation of the plant.
- •Influence operations, technical, maintenance, project engineering, and other plant departments without direct control or supervisory responsibility. Drive digitalization change.
- •Continuous improvement in product and service quality through effective implementation of a zero-defect quality culture.
Scope
Assist the department in meeting budgeted volumes, yields and usages.
Decisions recommended
Changes to process equipment and procedures.
Key internal relationships/complexities
Daily contact with Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Production Scheduling and Engineering.
Key external relationships/ complexities
Communicate with other Company locations, outside contractors, service groups, and customers.
Other Quantitative Measures
Suggested training as a Six Sigma Black Belt. Six Sigma Black Belt project initiation through completion. TPM team initiation through completion.
Final Decision-Making Authorities
- •Execution of corrective actions for customer complaints or issues.
- •Digitalization tools improvements.
- •Definition of key operating parameters (SOCs and SOPs).
Decisions Recommended
- •Product and Service Quality Improvement.
- •Digitalization tools (new).
- •Product development trials, production runs, customer visits, and customer feedback.
- •Plant quality procedures and programs.
- •Raw material changes for operational, logistical, cost, net working capital and/or quality reasons.
Key Internal Relationships/Complexities
- •Define key process parameters, product development plans, etc. for Operations.
- •Work with Applications and Solutions Development Team to evaluate quality
Key External Relationships/Complexities
- •Work with Commercial Team on new and existing product quality and customer requirements.
- •Interact with customers on quality