Principal Engineer, Compounding Process Technology, Technology Steward

Working under the Asia Compounding CTG Leader,The Principle CTG Engineer will cover manufacture plants and tolling facilities in Asia, provide compounding/pultrusion technical supporting including stewardship enhancement, process improvements, new product scale-ups, alternative raw material qualifications, products transfer between different sites, Support capital projects, quality & reliability improvements, Drive and support productivity projects. Mentor and coach new engineers,  implement “best-in-class” compounding(or pultrusion) processes within company.

This role will be based at Nanjing city/industrial park and accept business trip within Asia.

• Responsible to identify, drive implementation, and track global best practices and stewardship improvements for compounding equipment, processes, and product processing globally
• Work with the Asia Compounding Leaders to finalize and participate in the equipment layout, selection, workflows, and startup for planned compounding process area expansions within global compounding/pultrusion units
• Being a part of Global corporate team, liaison between compounding peers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas related to products, process, equipment technology, process control transfers globally
• Identification of key equipment and process improvements to maintain year-on-year productivity
• Working with key stakeholders including Technology and Innovation, commercial and Pipeline business, and MFG groups to assess needs and drive scale-up, cost reduction, raw material certifications, transfer of products and technology within  the Asia region

• Bachelor degree in Chemical, Polymer or material sciences. Master degree is a plus.
• ~10+ years previous experience in a plastics compounding including: extrusion/compounding equipment technology and troubleshooting, mixing/ blending equipment, solids handling, pelletizing equipment, classification, and packaging processes and equipment in the Asia region.
• Compounding equipment basic design & function understanding.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification is preferred.
• Data oriented, interpretation skill and strong statistical analysis ability.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills( oral and written, English), tact, diplomacy, independent in decision making.
• Mature, organized self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member in establishing priorities, and achieving goals and objectives when faced with varied and conflicting demands
• Proven priority and time management skills – well organized, ability to effectively prioritize/plan and manage multiple events simultaneously
• ~5+ years previous experience in Scale-up process management and experience from T&I to MFG site, familiar with data analysis, Minitab a plus.
• Good computer & document management skills, including all MS Office software, esp. spreadsheet applications and word processing. Experience with PI, SPC, SAP a plus
• Accept International traveling within and out of Asia, as required.