Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Position Summary:

Seeking a Process Engineer to drive customer satisfaction through top-quality products and service. This role involves applying engineering techniques to enhance internal processes, ensuring operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with supervisors and operators to maintain a strong quality focus in daily operations.

• Continuous Improvement: Implement continuous improvement projects and corrective actions to enhance processes.

• Operations Support: Work closely with Operations to deliver high-quality, cost-effective products on time, emphasizing "first time right" production and a robust quality system.

• Process Analysis: Analyze current processes, define and track key performance indicators (KPIs), and statistically analyze trends to optimize operations.

• Testing and Analysis: Support Operations and Technology teams in testing and analyzing products and materials.

• Compliance: Ensure compliance with product specifications and manage reporting, training, and certification requirements.

• Waste Reduction: Identify and execute projects to reduce process waste, improve product quality, and enhance productivity/margins.

• Collaboration with R&D: Assist the R&D team in identifying opportunities for product improvements and development.

• Global Best Practices: Work with European divisions to leverage and share best practices.

Position Requirements:

• Education: BS or MS degree in Engineering (preferably Chemical).

• Experience: 3-4 years of experience leading quality/process improvement in a manufacturing environment (chemicals or web coating).

• Skills: Excellent communication skills and the ability to train others; high energy to manage multiple projects independently.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in quality/process improvement within the paper manufacturing or converting industry.

• Proficiency in MS Office, database management, and statistical software (e.g., MiniTab).

• Proven success in applying Lean principles in manufacturing.

• Familiarity with paper or film coating, gravure coating, and printing.

• Knowledge of process control instrumentation.

Additional Information:

• Availability for overtime, weekend, and holiday work as required.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (~~~) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.