Senior Process Manufacturing Engineer

## Position Summary

Support and optimize chemical manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, efficiency, reliability, and cost. Partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Safety, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to troubleshoot issues, implement process and capacity improvements, support new product introductions, and ensure regulatory compliance.

This is an onsite position and may require travel 5-10% of the time.

## What You'll do as a Senior Process Manufacturing Engineer

Operational Support

- Provide operations department with technical support to meet manufacturing quality and quantity objectives.
- Provide general oversight and monitoring of process equipment – including project coordination for maintenance, upgrades, and repairs when needed.
- Investigate process deviations, equipment issues, and production constraints.
- Lead root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Create/edit written documents, test plans and reports that demonstrate technical rationale for associated decisions (e.g. qualifications, risk assessments, and work instructions).
- Maintain Piping and instrumentation Diagrams “P&IDs” and drawings.

Continuous Improvement

- Lead initiatives to optimize safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Apply Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Identify opportunities to reduce waste.
- Support process improvement efforts.

Capacity Improvement & Project Management

- Identify and propose capacity improvement opportunities.
- Lead or support capital improvement projects.
- Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, and technical requirements.
- Coordinate planning, procuring, installation, commissioning, validation and startup activities associated with new equipment.

New Product Transfers

- Evaluate and provide input to product development teams to help ensure the successful introduction of a new product.
- Create and document new chemical manufacturing processes as needed.
- Train operations personnel on new processes.
- Work with cross-functional teams to drive back lessons learned as new products/processes are being developed.

## The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Minimum of 5 years of process engineering experience in manufacturing, chemical processing, or related. experience
- Experience managing engineering projects from the planning phase through validation.

Preferred

- Prefer BS in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering
- Strong understanding of chemistry
- Prefer experience within the medical device manufacturing industry, or similar regulated industry.
- Familiarity with ISO 13485, FDA Design Control, CAPA, SCAR, and audit procedures.
- Experience in structured problem solving and use of statistical tools.
- Training and experience in Lean and Six Sigma.

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Pay range for this opportunity is $99,875.00 - $129,250.00.  This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed.  Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio.  Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

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