Senior Improvement Engineer
Core
Drive medium-to-long-term productivity, yield, quality, and sustainability improvements for the Methocel manufacturing facility in Midland, MI, while supporting Capex project front-end loading and process technology development.
Role type
Senior Improvement Engineer (Manufacturing Technology)
Builds
Production efficiency, cost savings, and process reliability for pharmaceutical excipients and plant-based ingredients
Domain
Chemical/Mechanical Engineering in Pharmaceutical Excipients and Plant-Based Ingredients
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Process technology analysis, root cause analysis, mass balance modeling, Front-End Loading (FEL), process safety analysis, data mining and trend analysis, DOE execution, debottlenecking
Preferred skills
Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree, 5+ years in manufacturing operations or technology roles
Technologies
Process modeling tools, data mining software, DOE frameworks
Responsibilities
Develop and drive improvement initiatives and metrics; execute process safety Dust & Process Hazard Analyses; identify and execute non-Capex projects for productivity and yield; lead root cause analysis for production issues; support detailed design, commissioning, and start-up for Capex projects; mine and model process data to identify trends and variation; conduct raw material and technology trials and scale-up
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
