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    Production Engineer - Cedar Rapids, United States - Lesaffre Group

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    Description
    Essential Duties and Responsibilities
    Other duties may be assigned depending upon operational needs

    • Participate in or lead specific studies directed at continuous manufacturing improvement and/or production process optimization in all the aforementioned departments as assigned.
    • Assist Production Manager or Production Superintendents in troubleshooting production process issues as required.
    • Assist Production Manager or Production Superintendents in developing key manufacturing performance strategies and reports.
    • Participate in plant expansion efforts by reviewing Process P&ID's and acting as a direct contact with the Engineering Group.
    • Gain valuable fermentation process knowledge, both internally and at other locations, to better equip yourself for accomplishing duties and responsibilities listed above and for succession planning purposes.
    • Become a key resource in the optimization and integration of the plant operating and ERP systems.
    Qualifications
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factors.
    • Ability to prioritize and organize tasks.
    • Communication and "customer" service skills are required in relationships with coworkers, management, and other departments within the company.
    • Mechanical aptitude and trouble-shooting skills.
    • Ability to write detailed technical reports; computer proficiency required.
    • Additional safety and/or training experience helpful.
    Environmental, Safety, and Quality Regulations

    Understand and follow:

    • Environmental: Universal Waste, Hazardous Waste, Storm Water, SPCC, and Title V (Fermentation, VOC, Particulate Emissions, Nutritional Emissions)
    • Safety: All applicable OSHA Rules and Regulations
    • Quality: Quality Management System
    • Legal: all pertinent Human Resources, Environmental and Safety Laws and Regulations
    Education and/or Experience
    A degree in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or Manufacturing along with three to five years management experience required.
    Language Skills
    Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
    Mathematical Skills
    Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.

    Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

    Reasoning Ability
    Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

    Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

    Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
    Ability to be respirator certified.
    Physical Demands

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employees is regularly required to stand, walk, and use arms, hands and fingers to handle, feel, and reach.

    The employee is occasionally required to sit, talk, and listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
    Work Environment

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat.

    The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
    Facial Hair Policy
    Employees working in this position will be required to follow Red Star Yeast's facial hair policy. This is due to requirement of this position to wear respiratory protection.

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