Graham PackagingRemote
PET Process Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
1 week ago
$95,000 - $143,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
PET blow molding process developmentHeat-set processingHot fill process knowledgeBarrier technology processingStatistical process controlData analysisPDCA methodologyStandard Operating Conditions (SOCs) documentationQuality inspection systems AGR profilerQuality inspection systems PressCoQuality inspection systems vision inspectionInfinity Quality systemOEM blow molding equipmentCommunicationProblem Solving
About this role
Graham Packaging is a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing, committed to a people and values-based culture. They are seeking a PET Process Engineer to develop production processes for new products, optimize existing processes, and provide technical support for the PET package development team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop production processes as part of the commercialization of new products and generate process documentation in the form of Standard Operating Conditions (SOCs)
- Optimize production processes and established operational limits to key process variables on new technologies
- Drive continuous improvement in process engineering standard work, SOPs and tools to support process development
- Direct plant processing remotely via phone support
- Develop processing standards for new two-step technology
- Establish SOPs for quality inspection equipment such as AGR profiler, PressCo or other vision inspection systems
- Set up inputs for Infinity Quality system for elements of SOC and be able to extract data for problem solving and process setups
- Provide recommendations for improvements to OEM blow molding equipment
- Create technical reports for the organization, which can include design recommendations for bottle and preform improvements
- Back fill for New Product Development Engineer onsite for small to moderate qualifications
Requirements:
- Extensive experience processing new technology heatset and/or lightweight preferential packages
- Ability to direct bottle designs and preform designs
- Develop production processes as part of the commercialization of new products and generate process documentation in the form of Standard Operating Conditions (SOCs)
- Optimize production processes and established operational limits to key process variables on new technologies
- Drive continuous improvement in process engineering standard work, SOPs and tools to support process development
- Direct plant processing remotely via phone support
- Develop processing standards for new two-step technology
- Establish SOPs for quality inspection equipment such as AGR profiler, PressCo or other vision inspection systems
- Set up inputs for Infinity Quality system for elements of SOC and be able to extract data for problem solving and process setups
- Provide recommendations for improvements to OEM blow molding equipment
- Create technical reports for the organization, which can include design recommendations for bottle and preform improvements
- Back fill for New Product Development Engineer onsite for small to moderate qualifications
- Strong understanding of barrier technologies and methodology of processing
- Expert heat-set processing skills and hot fill process knowledge and/or preferential heating
- Strong understanding of statistics, data analysis and statistical process control
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient with PDCA and effective problem solving
- Travel 75%
- BS degree in Engineering (Plastic engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering preferred)
- 5+ years experience developing blow molding processes to support new markets and product lines
- Plastic engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering preferred