Continuous Improvement Engineer

About Umicore                

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

About Electro-Optic Materials

Power in space. Vision at night. Coatings thinner than human hair. Umicore is a world leader in material solutions for the space, optics and electronics sectors – enabling every day cutting-edge technologies. We guarantee our customers secure access to supply, plus recycling technologies that give materials a new lease of life. To produce materials with even higher performance, and provide recycling to new markets, we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new processes. Which is where you come in.

What you will be doing

Assists the Production Manager and area Production supervisor in running a smooth production, with a focus on safety, process control, and process/product improvements. Manages process/product improvement projects in cooperation with maintenance department. Acts as technical liaison for alignment of processes and technology.

EHS (Environment, Health & Safety)

• Drives execution of defined projects aimed at process safety improvements
• Partners with production manager and EHS Dept. to plan, prepare documentation, and execute yearly process risk assessments on process installations
• Drives completion of action items defined in PRA and PSM program
• Works with site quality and EHS on timely completion of 8D and MOC action items
• Ensures that the quality requirements for the ISO 9001/14001 (and other management systems) are understood and implemented
• Ensures a safe and healthy work environment by following all safety and environmental policies and procedures
• Assists in quality and environmental audits as needed

Equipment Availability / Reliability

• For process out of control instances or hardware failures, performs first line troubleshooting with RCA’s and FMEA’s in cooperation with production staff and maintenance
• Assists maintenance in identifying preventive maintenance
• Develops sustainable critical spare parts inventory
• Implements pareto methodologies to manage/schedule process repairs and life-cycle replacement of equipment
• Collaborates with outside specialists for regular maintenance and troubleshooting
• Project manager for capital projects involving equipment/processes in HPC/MET
• Responsible for maintaining the control systems that synchronize operations in HPC.
• Works with maintenance to make needed changes or repairs to control systems and keeps user manuals updated

Process Excellence

• Understands the process dynamics and internal process sequences within assigned machines and processes
• Drives execution of defined projects aimed at quality and efficiency improvements
• Monitors and tracks performance indicators for production processes and machines
• Plays an administrative role in data collection and visualization (graphs, trends)
• Participates in onboarding and process tracking integration with Pi data logging project
• Responsible for maintaining operating procedures of existing equipment/processes
• Develops work instructions for new processes/equipment
• Analyzes production processes for continuous improvements and proposes new ideas

Who we are looking for

Personal Skills

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations
• Analytical - Designs work flows and procedures.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events

Education and Experience

BS Chemical Engineer or BS Mechanical Engineering prefered

Minimum 2 years experience in process manufacturing

Demonstarted experience with HAZOP and process safety preferred

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organization, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?

Umicore is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, or other status protected by law.