Senior Engineer , Manufacturing Technology

Position: Senior Engineer I, Manufacturing Technology - 16296
Location: Plaquemine

** Roquette
* * is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.  Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.
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* The Role:

*** We are looking for our next
** MT Improvement Engineer
** within our Methocel Manufacturing Technology Team.
* * The MT Improvement Engineer will be responsible for identifying and executing medium to long term, non-Capex projects for productivity (cost & capacity), yield, quality, and sustainability improvements for both the Plaquemine, Louisiana Methocel facilities.  This role will help execute early Front-End Loading (FEL) activities on Capex projects and support business case and scope development along with detail design, commissioning and start up activities.

This role will also help drive key KPI initiatives for the site, including OEE, cost savings, etc.
** This position is located
** in**
* *** Plaquemine, Louisiana, USA
***** Compensation:
*** The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $118,400 - $160,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
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* What We Offer:

*** A highly collaborative team environment with ample room for exponential career growth.
* Competitive pay, annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits, 6.2% company retirement contribution, and professional development opportunities.
* Generous paid time off and 12 annual paid company holidays.
* 12 weeks 100% paid maternity leave, and up to 4 weeks 100% paid parental leave (including adoption/surrogacy/foster care leave) for non-birthing parents.
* Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement program for select roles.
* Annual wellness benefit and wellness centered programs focused on your health needs.
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* What You’ll Do:

*** Develop & drive improvement initiatives and metrics at the site and across the network as appropriate.
* Act as a key contact point for process technology problems at the site.
* Execute process safety Dust & Process Hazard Analyses and lead implementation of required follow up.
* Identify, develop/execute medium to longer term, non-Cap Ex projects for productivity (cost & capacity), yield, quality, and sustainability improvement.
* Execute early Front End Loading (FEL) activity on appropriate Cap Ex projects (Grow & Improve, quality improvement, etc.) to include business case & scope development. Support detailed design, lead commissioning & start-up activities, RTO as appropriate.
* Develop & own site mass balances & models to understand yield improvement and debottlenecking opportunities.
* Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to address longer term production issues.
* Work with MC Technology Guardian to support process technology development.
* Work with the process R&D group to complete raw material & technology trials, new product scale up and execute DOE’s.
* Regular liaison with IE’s and production engineers at sister sites to leverage knowledge & experience on issue resolution and improvement activity.
* Mining & modelling process data to identify trends & changes, causes of variation, opportunities for improvement.
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* What You’ll Need:

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* Education:

* Preferred Bachelors of Science in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree

Experience:

* Minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing and engineering, preferably in Operations or Technology role.
* Candidate must be fluent in English Supervisory Responsibility (if applicable)
* N/AWork Environment
* This role spends approximately 50% of the time in an office environment and 50% of the time in the plant environment.

Physical Demands
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, climb stairs, use hands and…