Production Engineer-Winona, MN

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for:  

• Production Engineer: You are responsible for providing technical leadership and support to ensure that currently defined processes meet or exceed work cell’s target in terms of SHE, quality, productivity and cost. 
• Lead incremental improvements initiatives to optimize existing processes
• Promote an observable culture of process safety, quality, and customer service within their organizational control.

We count on you for:

• Establish and maintain control of process metrics and data such as cycle time, productivity, uptime, yields, etc. to ensure existing processes are in control
• Provide direct engineering support to production to ensure that product is running within SOP/PCD and to the desired quality standards.
• Establish and maintain control of process metrics to ensure processes are in control
• Plays lead technical role to ensure that process safety obligations are met include maintaining of safety file, lead/participate in PHAs, MHAs, MOCs, PSSR’s etc.
• Participate in visible safety leadership activities. 
• Fill in as relief for Production Manager as needed.
• Provide technical support and collaborates with Quality Engineers, Process Engineers and operations team to respond to all customer issues, quality escapes and other systemic quality issues.
• Maintain, develop and update all control documents such as SOP’s, MSOP’s, WI’s, recipes, visual Inspection, etc. 
• Maintain and manage recipe effectiveness metric, BOMs, scrap, yield, and other aspects of product configuration
• Liaise with project/process engineers to implement new capital project in production area.
• Supports employees in lean and six sigma principles and methodology. Ensure that operators have the background knowledge in these principles in order that they can effectively engage with the Area Improvement Team.
• Maintains SOP’s, BOM’s and recipes to an acceptable level in order that the operation runs to plan while minimizing quality issues.
• Ensures productivity metrics such as uptime and throughput are visible on the shop floor and deviations to standard are being worked.
• Ensures that recipe timings are correct to real running conditions in order that OTIF is maximized. Will be measured via the router effectiveness metric.
• Leads continuous improvement activities through the use of lean and various engagement tools (including kaizen, workout, 6S, etc.)
• Lead execution of incremental process improvements (e.g. waste and First-time-Right) by actively engaging horizontally, vertically with all levels
• Take corrective action to address process deviations and identify root cause to prevent recurrence

You can count on us for:

• Significant effort is spent to develop you for your next position within the organization.
• There are various technical and operational ladders available for development.

You will bring:

• This position requires a four-year B.S. degree preferably in Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics  a minimum of 2 - 4 years manufacturing experience.
• The individual must have well developed communication skills to work effectively with customers, operators, suppliers and other support groups within Syensqo. 
• High motivation and self-starting abilities are a must and able to handle complex and demanding situations while maintaining sound decision making.

You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $80,560 to $100,700 per year Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

#As you may already know, Syensqo is the newly established standalone company resulting from the recent spin-off of Solvay. While both organizations are in the process of finalizing the transition, some email communications related to your recruitment process may continue to come from Solvay.

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