Process Engineer

Date: Jan ‎25, ‎2023
Location: Giza, EG
Company: AkzoNobel
We've been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for
well over ‎200 years. As experts in making coatings, there's a good chance
you're only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class
portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon -
is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than ‎150
countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It's
what you'd expect from the most sustainable paints company, which has been
inventing the future for more than two centuries.

Job Purpose

Knowledge of coatings production processes.
* Build and maintain production process knowledge in area of expertise.
Process improvements.
* Advise production, maintenance, QC, R&D and planning to realize process improvements.
* Drive opportunities for improvement of process safety, process quality and process efficiency and Process STD implementation in the shopfloor.
* Provide process related technical service to production
Product relocation and product development.
* Support product relocation and product development projects according to scale-up plan
* Review safety, quality and production feasibility for new products and select equipment for new products in cooperation with planning and production according to NPI tool.
Reports
* Conduct process Failure mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Management of Change (MOC) procedure for new and adjusted recipes and processes and write Production Release Reports.
* Maintain Process Order administration in SAP.
Process engineering for investment projects.
* Conduct feasibility studies, process technology assessments, and process design for investment projects.
* Support new equipment evaluation and installation.
* Support Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Working Instruction (WI) design.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitors the process performance through metrics such as OEE, RFT, MME, productivity cost, customer complaints and other production related metrics will be assigned.


• Develops plans to improve the above performance through focused improvement activities (in conjunction with the operations group) along with capital project and other CI/ALPS initiatives.


• Interfaces with offsite functions such as R&D, Supply chain, marketing, and central engineering for the industrialization of new products, new raw materials, new packaging, and recipe changes ensuring that changes on site are controlled and managed.


• Provides expertise for on-site operations group during process related troubleshooting issues.


• For capital projects, executes process studies, contributes to pre-projects, and performs initial project scoping and business case development, handing over to the project group for execution (except minor projects, <500k).


• During project execution, plays a major role in commissioning, start-up, and training, and then owning the technology for the site.


• Stays informed about, amongst others, relevant technology, company news and current quality and HSE standards, and acts if necessary. Identifies what the pertinent information is to use.


• Develops process standardization (where applicable) and contributes to reduce variability on the different site processes.

Experience

• University degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.


• Relevant experience in Process / Production unit. Powder / paint technology experience is preferred.


• R&D, QC lab background is preferred.


• Good level in English speaking and writing.


• SAP user is preferred.


• Good knowledge to work with Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PPT, Word, MS project,)


• Committed to safety and quality culture fundamentals
  At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful
  workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace
  diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an
  integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse
  environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our
  Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them
  and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all
  qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to
  race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
  origin, age or disability.
  Requisition ID: ‎27741