Engineer, Manufacturing Job at Rust-Oleum Corporation in Pleasant Prairie

Overview

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Rust-Oleum Corporation is a worldwide leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry. We offer a wide product range including decorative fashion paints, durable industrial roof repair coatings and, of course, the famous rust-fighting formula that started it all.

The primary result expected from the Process Engineer is to control internal processes to manufacture paint and paint products by defining and analyzing the manufacturing process of both milling and filling operations for improvement in quality, safety, and efficiency, and creating, improving, and maintaining manufacturing Process Instructions (PI) and salvage/rework integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to on-going chemical reactions.
• Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
• Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
• Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
• Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
• Design and plan layout of equipment.
• Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management.
• Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations.
• Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents using controlled chemical processes.

Qualifications

• Knowledge — English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge — Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Skills — Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Skills — Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Skills — Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Technology Design, Troubleshooting, Mathematics, Writing.

Other requirements include the ability to communicate with supervisors, peers, or subordinates; maintain attendance; follow operating procedures and quality control processes; and adhere to safety procedures and company policies.

Work Activities

• Decision making and problem solving; analyzing data or information; communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates; interacting with computers; updating and using relevant knowledge; organizing, planning, and prioritizing work; processing information; thinking creatively; identifying objects, actions, and events.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.