Manufacturing Process Engineer

2 weeks ago


O'Fallon, Missouri, United States Ensign-Bickford Industries Full time
Job Description

This opportunity is located within our AFB International business, the global science and technology leader in pet food palatability. We develop and produce a full range of liquid and dry palatability enhancers using high-quality ingredients proven to optimize companion animal response and consumption.

Job Summary

A Manufacturing Engineer I designs, oversees, assesses, and implements processes that efficiently make products or provide services. The goal of a Manufacturing Engineer is to create systems that make the best use of workers, machines, materials, information, and energy.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review production schedules, design specifications, workflows, and other information to understand and adjust company processes to make them more efficient.
  • Coach, enable, and engage those closest to the work to get to root cause and systemically drive out loss via permanent countermeasures and standards.
  • Own all standards and documentation in their zone.
  • Work with site management team to walk their zone looking for at-risk behaviors and conditions at the plant.
  • Assist EHS leader and Engineering on OSHA Safety Compliance Audit items.
  • Find and permanently fix defects in zone of responsibility.
  • Own Safety Map for zone of responsibility.
  • Utilize zone expertise to create a variation reduction target for each product.
  • Collect and analyze production/process data and recommend improvements to ensure product consistency across every run.
  • Work with Commercialization leader to implement equipment to minimize process variation.
  • Create a process to validate new technologies that will feed the Management of Change process as well as our Engineering Standards.
  • Own, develop, and improve Work Instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, and Clean Inspect and Lubricate standards for zone.
  • Utilize Problem Solving skills coupled with Paretoing losses to understand chronic vs. systemic issues and work with operators and engineering to implement temporary and permanent countermeasures.
  • Execute a robust tech transfer process to document learnings.
  • Utilize technology (Aveeva/MES) to implement continuous monitoring of process parameters.
  • Achieve 3% Year-Over-Year productivity improvement.
  • Identify potential process improvements.
  • Own, identify, implement, and improve centerlines in zone of responsibility.
  • Assist Engineering and give feedback on equipment performance improvements in safety, quality, and reliability as well as the controls roadmap.
  • Own Problem Solving for On Time Delivery, EBOS Root Cause Analysis, and Corrective Action/Preventive action.
  • Create a process to validate new technologies.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, and Electrical Engineering from a four-year ABET accredited college or university.
  • 3-5 years of experience.
  • Knowledge of safety practices applicable to flavors production and ability to follow designated safety procedures.
  • Ability to maintain accurate records relating to jobs as they are planned, performed, and completed.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills to interact effectively with peers, co-workers, supervisors, and vendors as required.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
  • Ability to effectively present information to team members, top management, and/or public groups.
  • Ability to read drawings and interpret line diagrams, equipment layout drawings, and electrical prints.
  • Knowledge and understanding of PLC ladder logic programming and interpreting line diagrams and electrical schematics is beneficial.
  • Proficient skill level in MS Office Applications such as Word and Excel.
  • Knowledge of algebraic and calculus mathematical concepts, theory, and application.
  • Knowledge of food product manufacturing equipment including but not limited to meat grinders, extrusion machines, and dry blend equipment is highly desired.
  • Previous experience with food safety programs, including HACCP and cGMPs is beneficial.
  • The ability to convey technical requirements through the use of AutoCAD or similar software to generate drawings, process flow diagrams as well as process and instrumentation drawings.

AFB International is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.



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