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DuPont Kapton(R) Manufacturing Technology Engineer in Circleville, Ohio
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The Kapton® team is seeking a Manufacturing Technology Engineer at the Circleville, Ohio facility—30 miles south of Columbus, Ohio. This role will work with a diverse team of engineers, operators, and mechanics to provide technical expertise and strategic direction to improve our competitive advantage for the manufacturing of Kapton® Polyimide Films. The Kapton® facilities consist of polymer manufacturing, solvent distillation and extraction, film casting, and numerous converting operations such as coating, heat treatment, and slitting. The Circleville site also manufactures Tedlar® film, Teflon® film and Vespel® resin, and has a wide variety of on-site engineering disciplines such as R&D and project engineering, in addition to the 30+ engineers in the Kapton® Manufacturing Technology department.
The Circleville site is one of three primary manufacturing locations that produce Kapton®, part of the Interconnect Solutions business unit within DuPont. This business unit is part of DuPont’s Electronics and Industrial Platform. Electronics and Industrial is comprised of a number of high growth global businesses supplying a broad array of materials to multiple consumer electronics and industrial sectors. Dupont recently invested over $250MM to build a new Kapton® manufacturing asset at the Circleville site, as well.
The Manufacturing Technology Engineer role will work to upgrade processes and products that may range from incremental improvements to major technology changes. A primary focus is to improve process efficiency, process safety, yield, quality, plant capacity and Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Works with a small team (with operations specialists & production, reliability, & process control engineers) to prioritize, coordinate and execute efforts for the assets of responsibility, exhibiting strong interpersonal skills.
Identifies and works with technical personnel & operations to develop best practices for process(es)
Provides technical oversight of ongoing production.
Enables and assists in the training of operators, mechanics, and other technical team members to convey the “why” of the fundamentals.
Drives product-by-process through development and documentation of manufacturing standard process.
Designs process improvements (yield, quality, uptime, capacity release)
Implements large programs and/or process improvements – Test Authorizations, Management of Change
Leads troubleshooting and root cause failure analyses (RCFAs) for complex issues.
Utilizes Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma methodology.
Responsible to ensure adequate basic data is created for CapEx projects and provides resourcing support (e.g., development and/or Plans for Commissioning, Decommissioning, Start-Up and Shut Down)
Supports key PSM Technology Elements as needed (Process Technology, PHA, Management of Change-Technology)
Supports the startup and qualification of new equipment.
Networks and leverages the broader organization (Leveraged Engineering Resources, Quality, R&D, Marketing, etc.)
Qualifications:
BS in Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering required.
1+ years of industrial experience is required.
Preferred qualifications:
Industrial plant experience working with PSM critical processes/systems.
Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge to diagnose, troubleshoot, solve, or help others solve equipment and/or process issues.
Demonstrated knowledge of key PSM Technology elements such as Process Hazards Analysis, Process Technology, Management of Change-Technology, RAGAGEP among others
Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, develop others, and work in a team-based environment.
Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple, complex, time-sensitive projects.
Demonstrated skill in team building and achieving results through influence and negotiation.
Good interpersonal and communication skills; must work well in both self-managed and team environment.
Ability to access and network with appropriate site and corporate teams to gain or share knowledge.
Experience with Lean Manufacturing Principles
Six Sigma / Green Belt Certified
Experience with developing basic data, project execution, equipment startup & commissioning.
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