Manufacturing Process Optimization Engineer (Chemical Operations)

Shape How Products Are Made — Onsite in Shelby, NC

Step into a hands-on role where you’ll be the go-to engineer for improving plant processes and elevating safety, quality, cost, and delivery. As a Manufacturing Process Optimization Engineer, you’ll partner with operations, maintenance, EH&S, and quality to refine how work gets done and ensure best-in-class manufacturing performance.

What a Typical Day Looks Like

• Lead with safety: Engage in site safety programs and uphold company and regulatory standards with rigorous operational discipline.
• Improve the flow: Analyze process flows to boost capability, yields, reliability, and cost effectiveness while reducing waste and environmental footprint.
• Support the line: Observe production runs, investigate off-standard performance, perform root-cause analyses, and implement durable corrective actions.
• Raise the bar on quality: Maintain and enhance product quality via continuous process improvements and operating procedure updates.
• Collaborate to innovate: Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and drive technical upgrades and reliability improvements.
• Delight customers: Troubleshoot issues stemming from internal/external customer concerns and process deviations for both development and existing products.
• Bridge R&D and manufacturing: Serve as the technical liaison to integrate new product initiatives into production smoothly.
• Drive rigorous studies: Execute process evaluations/optimizations, capability studies, HAZOPs, process safety reviews, and designed experiments (DOEs).
• Be a trusted backup: Provide coverage for unit managers/supervisors as needed, including production reporting, decisions, and directing department work.
• Lead improvement events: Facilitate Lean/Six Sigma activities and performance analyses to deliver root-cause and corrective actions.
• Champion compliance: Align with PPG and SBU Quality and EH&S policies; ensure MOCs and RCCA are completed for EHS and Quality CARs.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (or equivalent).
• 3+ years in process/manufacturing engineering, ideally in chemical or discrete manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and/or Six Sigma (preferred).

Core Proficiencies

• Bachelor's Degree
• Process Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Six Sigma Experience

Work Location

This is an onsite position at our Shelby, North Carolina facility.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and benefits vary by location to stay competitive in local markets. Pay decisions consider factors such as skills, experience, training, education, certifications, and organizational needs. Additional incentives may be available. Our benefits are designed to support employee health and well-being; specific coverage and eligibility are governed by applicable plan documents.

Eligibility

Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply