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Novolex Process Engineer in Yakima, Washington
Why Choose Us? Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets. $80,000.00 to $100,000.00 year salary range Medical, dental and vision options Wellness rewards to fund your HRA or HSA Paid holidays, time off, parental and other leaves Financial protection benefits such as life, AD&D and disability insurance, and 401(k) Plan with employer matching contributions Education Support (for example, tuition reimbursement, Chairman's Scholarship, 529 College Savings Plan) Broad Based Employee Award Program-value sharing plan for all employees with one year of service Employee Assistance Program and much more! *The range provided is based on cost of living/geography and what we believe is reasonable in the market at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for annual bonus and annual merit increase, as well as long term compensation. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors. Our Sustainability Commitment The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives. How You'll Perform the Role The primary purpose of this role is to support improvement of existing processes, design, install, configure and maintain manufacturing systems to reduce cost, improve equipment reliability, and develop best practices within the production process. The main focus of the Process Engineer's work is on maintaining reliable and safe manufacturing systems, while improving quality, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and changeovers. The Process Engineer is a part of the plant staff driven to identify, develop, and deliver innovative solutions that improve process capability and production volume while maintaining and improving safety and quality standards. Support production and maintenance in improving process reliability and performance. Key success factors include reducing equipment downtime and scrap, improving line performance and quality throughput, reducing changeover times, and improving the plant's overall approach to preventive and predictive maintenance. Support and develop production and/or maintenance projects for the plant in Extrusion and Converting Departments. Provide guidance to maintenance team on assigned tasks and projects. Facilitate process/continuous improvement. Identify cost-savings and process improvement projects and move them from the concept to implementation. Drive continuous improvement by developing and implementing systems and process improvements that optimize all phases of the productions process; be actively involved in the development and implementation of long term improvement plans. Create and maintain process flow, PFMEA, Standard Operating Procedures and line capability and performance documentation. Develop and maintain error proofing methodologies. Support, cost, estimate and document all engineering changes. Initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any quality non-conformances related to product, process, and systems. Provide technical inputs for incident investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action. What We Need From You Bachelor's Degree preferred in relevant field. 5+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing environment preferred. Strong mechanical, electrical and manufacturing process skills