Compounding Process Engineer

About this position

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

This position will lead process improvements needed to deliver results in our compounding and processing division through execution of commercial startups, pilot operations support, R/D site liaison and discrete batch process automation. The position will report directly to the department Engineering Manager, be a member of the department leadership team and work closely with area operations.

What you´ll do

• Optimize process efficiency, productivity and yield thru continuous improvement programs.

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) to resolve and eliminate specific chronic losses

• Support daily activities of the operations area, building long term capability into area, systems and employees.

• Identify and lead small capital projects, working closely with Engineering Project Managers

• Implement process control improvements to reduce product variability

• Develop, maintain, and validate standards to enable achievement of performance targets in operations.

• Participate in New Product Development process to evaluate concepts, design, prototype and test

• Collaborate with engineering to resolve safety and customer quality issues related to manufacturing processes

• Work closely with continuous improvement leads and trainers to develop Operator and Mechanic training

What makes you a good fit

• BS degree in Chemical Engineering

• 2-5 years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with FDA regulatory compliance

• Validation & Commissioning experience

• Strong communication, interpersonal, time management and analytical skills

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs

• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks

• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares

• Annual performance bonus

• Affordable healthcare plans; 401(k) matched by employer and additional contribution

• Family benefits including fertility support, fully paid parental leave, caregiver services

The salary for this role is $65,000.00 - $107,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications.

JOB ID: 25075752

Job Locations: United States, PA, West Hazleton, PA

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