Process Engineer
Asahi Kasei

Job Info

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At Asahi Kasei we believe anyone can buy equipment or build a facility. It is our diverse team members around the globe who will enable us to develop ideas and technologies and capture the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. We look for candidates with a fresh perspective, people with a wide variety of skills who are creative thinkers, enjoy challenges and are driven to excel.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Celgard where we develop and manufacture membrane battery separators that are critical components used in lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles (EDVs) and energy storage systems (ESS).

Company:
Celgard, LLC

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing process and product performance evaluation against key objectives such as productivity, quality, and cost. Utilize yield reports, material traceability, product physical characteristics, and process instrumentation to identify opportunities for improvement or to identify and address the root cause of deviations.
• Identify and analyze process and product data to improve capability of each. Develop control strategies to optimize current products and sustain continuous improvement projects.
• Develop cross-functional relationships with quality, plant maintenance, project engineers, research and development, production technicians, and production planning to drive continuous improvement.
• Initiate and participate in safety, quality, cost, and process control improvements.
• May lead and/or support manufacturing start-up and qualification teams responsible for the development and installation of new equipment or process technologies.
  • Includes establishing specifications
  • Vendor selection and qualification
  • Start-up and validation of new manufacturing equipment
  • Support the transition from development into commercial production.
• Validate product quality and generate qualification data packets based on internal and external customer requirements.
• Lead high performance teams. Work well both as a team member and a team leader.
• Utilize tools such as Lean Manufacturing, 5S, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), data analysis, design of experiments (DOE), root cause analysis, statistical process control (SPC).
• Provide daily manufacturing equipment support-24/7 responsibilities to maintain product quality, yields, run-rates

Qualifications Desired

• B.S. in Engineering, BSME, BSChemE, or BSIE required
• 0-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience
• Experience in web-based processes such as paper or non-wovens, polymer film and slitting of web-based products is desired.
• Demonstrated ability in function in a daily operations environment.
• Demonstrated group leadership success.
• Demonstrated problem solving, analysis and resolution using technical data and statistical methods.
• Skills typical to manufacturing and process engineering with a strong emphasis on execution of projects, process improvement (process yield & product capability) equipment validation methods, statistical analysis.
• Must be able to execute detailed plans with tight timelines to meet growing market demands.
• Proficient computer skills to include Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required
• Must have good leadership skills and be able to lead effectively without formal position power
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills. Must be able to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Know how to evaluate the team effectiveness, and how to improve its performance.

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We believe a diverse workforce is crucial to our growth as a global supplier of advanced materials. Asahi Kasei is an equal opportunity employer.

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