
Principal Engineer, Compounding Process Technology, Technology Steward
- Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible to identify, drive implementation, and track global best practices and stewardship improvements for compounding equipment, processes, and product processing globally
- Work with the Asia Compounding Leader to finalize and participate in the equipment layout, selection, workflows, and startup for planned compounding process area expansions within global compounding/pultrusion units
- Liaison between compounding peers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas related to products, process, equipment technology, process control transfers globally
- Identification of key equipment and process improvements to maintain year-on-year productivity
- Working with key stakeholders including Technology and Innovation, commercial and Pipeline business, and MFG groups to assess needs and drive scale-up, cost reduction, raw material certifications, transfer of products and technology within the Asia region
- Bachelor degree with engineering material, chemical of material, polymer, master is a plus
- ~10+ years previous experience in a plastics compounding including: extrusion/compounding equipment technology and troubleshooting, mixing/ blending equipment, solids handling, pelletizing equipment, classification, and packaging processes and equipment in the Asia region
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification if have
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills( oral and written, English), tact, diplomacy, independence
- Mature, organized self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member in establishing priorities, and achieving goals and objectives when faced with varied and conflicting demands
- Proven priority and time management skills – well organized, ability to effectively prioritize/plan and manage multiple events simultaneously
- ~5+ years previous experience in Scale-up process management and experience from T&I to MFG site, familiar with data analysis, Minitab a plus.
- Good computer & document management skills, including all MS Office software, esp. spreadsheet applications and word processing. Experience with PI, SPC, SAP a plus
- Accept International traveling within Asia