Job Description

Process Engineer

Position Summary:

Seeking a Process Engineer to drive customer satisfaction through top-quality products and service. This role involves applying engineering techniques to enhance internal processes, ensuring operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with supervisors and operators to maintain a strong quality focus in daily operations.

• Continuous Improvement: Implement continuous improvement projects and corrective actions to enhance processes.

• Operations Support: Work closely with Operations to deliver high-quality, cost-effective products on time, emphasizing “first time right” production and a robust quality system.

• Process Analysis: Analyze current processes, define and track key performance indicators (KPIs), and statistically analyze trends to optimize operations.

• Testing and Analysis: Support Operations and Technology teams in testing and analyzing products and materials.

• Compliance: Ensure compliance with product specifications and manage reporting, training, and certification requirements.

• Waste Reduction: Identify and execute projects to reduce process waste, improve product quality, and enhance productivity/margins.

• Collaboration with R&D: Assist the R&D team in identifying opportunities for product improvements and development.

• Global Best Practices: Work with European divisions to leverage and share best practices.

Position Requirements:

• Education: BS or MS degree in Engineering (preferably Chemical).

• Experience: 3-4 years of experience leading quality/process improvement in a manufacturing environment (chemicals or web coating).

• Skills: Excellent communication skills and the ability to train others; high energy to manage multiple projects independently.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in quality/process improvement within the paper manufacturing or converting industry.

• Proficiency in MS Office, database management, and statistical software (e.g., MiniTab).

• Proven success in applying Lean principles in manufacturing.

• Familiarity with paper or film coating, gravure coating, and printing.

• Knowledge of process control instrumentation.

Additional Information:

• Availability for overtime, weekend, and holiday work as required.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here ( for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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