Production Engineer

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference?
Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

The Role:

We are looking for our next Production Engineer within our Midland Methocel Production Facility. The Production Engineer is part of a high-performance team, serving as an influential leader and technical resource to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of high-quality products.

This position is located in Midland Michigan

Compensation:

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $99,000 - $134,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

What You’ll Do:

• Understands all applicable process technology, equipment and control technology. Works with plant personnel and technology subject matter experts, process R&D, and technical services to optimize operations to meet customer needs and business and plant goals.  (Environmental, health & safety, quality, regulatory, reliability, throughput, and cost)
• Participates when required in advanced troubleshooting and coaches others to learn these skills.  Ensures findings are documented in plant operating discipline for future usage.
• Provides leadership and direction in the day-to-day decision making for the operating area of responsibility.  Consistently demonstrates strong ownership and encourages this in the plant culture through a continual commitment to excellence.
• Networks with other engineers on site and within the multi-national business to leverage knowledge on plant operations and technologies.
• Ensures most effective technology is understood and utilized.
• Understands and applies continuous improvement methodologies (LEAN/6σ) to enhance plant operations.
• Works with plant process control coordination to ensure process control is optimized in the facility.
• Supports plant roles in procedure usage, creation, reviews, updates and approvals.
• Works with the plant team and quality coordinator to continuously improve product quality performance and to meet and exceed requirements of cGMP, ISO 9001:2015 and FSSC 22000.
• Utilizes plant information systems to gather data for troubleshooting and streamline tasks for various roles.
• Diagnoses and documents the root causes of asset utilization losses for tracking in global systems.
• Assists with implementation of all aspects of process safety including process hazard analysis, layers of protection analysis, and loss prevention principle application.
• Utilizes statistical analysis methods to produce data based decisions and results.
• Leads and participates in root cause investigations (RCI) for unplanned events that meet standardized criteria.
• Provide training in responsible area as process SME to technical staff and operations as needed.  Serve as the technical subject matter expert for operator learner review boards as part of the operations training system.
• Works with R&D and technical services to develop and qualify novel products in the production facility that create value-added differentiation in the marketplace.
• Part of plant on-call rotation.

What You’ll Need:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.  Chemical or Mechanical preferred
• 2 yrs of engineering experience in a manufacturing and/or design capacity preferred.
• Skilled in the use of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required.
• Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (eg. Six Sigma, LEAN, etc) preferred.
• Experience with Aspen IP21, ABB 800xA, SAP, and VBA are strong assets, but training will be provided.
• Strong technical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills are required to be successful in this job.
• Ability to influentially lead teams and individuals utilizing performance based leadership or similar behavioral based science.
• Knowledge and ability to apply Six Sigma, LEAN, and process control fundamentals in daily activities.
• Facilitative leadership and teamwork skills.
• Strong technical and basic financial knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrates strong integrity in placing safety, the environment, and quality ahead of production volume.
• RCI leadership skills
• This role spends approximately 50% of the time in an office environment and 50% of the time in the plant environment. (manufacturing only)
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; work in hot, cold and loud environments.  Employee must be able to wear a respirator. (manufacturing only)
• This is a full-time position.  Days and flexible hours of work are required to meet facility demands. 
• Little to no business travel is expected

AAP/EEO Statement  

Roquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. “AAP, EEO, Drug-Free Workplace”

Other Duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together!

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences. 

Roquette strives to create a dynamic workforce while remaining firmly committed to equal opportunity by complying with EEO laws.
 

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com