R&D- Engineer II

This position is responsible for scale-up of new products at the plant and function as the connection between R&D, Commercialization Engineering and plant personnel. This role uses project to implement new equipment and upgrade/maintain existing equipment as well as process engineering principals to improve Scale up efficiency in both quality and lead-time to customer.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

* Track metrics for scale-up products (Plant FTR, Customer FTR, OTIF)
* Lead Process Improvements projects for LWR, scale up processes, and quality as needed.
* Support all CapEx projects for R&D equipment from concept to installation and commissioning
* Review CapEx requirement for the Lab and propose upgrades to equipment to improve scale-up and turnaround times for Lab Samples.
* Maintain Critical spare Parts Inventory for all Lab equipment and collaborate with other Labs on Spare Part and Maintenance Strategy.
* Collaborate with site engineers to identify improvement opportunities in existing manufacturing operations to improve scale-up metrics
* Lead Scale-Up Trials for new products and create Trial Reports and Control Plans
* Develop best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve Scale-Up Metrics with Commercial Engineering
* Review and advise on formula change requests with new products
* Lead Pre and Post Trial reviews for new products
* Responsible for Trial Follow Up Action Items
* Provide process documentation, training, and standard operating procedures for new products
* Responsible for final product Technical review before product is shipped to customer when control lab does not follow
* Run product verification samples on small Lab Equipment (Extrusion/Milling) when needed
* Lead/participate In ARC's for scale up Issues
* Ability to collaborate with other professionals, such as process engineers, chemists and Plant Personnel. Possess strong teamwork skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, share information, and integrate input from various stakeholders.
* Ability to work with various software systems (Salesforce, Discovery, etc)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment (without now or in the future needing sponsorship for employment work visa and/or permanent residence status).
* BS in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering)
* Must be at least 18 years of age.
* Must have completed formal training in and/or have at least 1 year of work experience applying continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc.
* Must have at least three (3) years of work experience in engineering or product development

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Master of Science or Engineering
* Have at least one (1) year of work experience in a manufacturing facility
* Have at least one (1) year of work experience executing CapEx projects
* Knowledge of powder coating manufacturing processes
* Knowledge of powder coating equipment

Travel Requirements: 10%

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.