Process Engineer

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading technologydriven specialty minerals company that develops produces and markets a broad range of mineral and mineralbased products related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets including household and personal care paper foundry steel construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2024.

MTI focuses on two major segments Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions.

Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumerdriven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineraltomarket products that serve consumeroriented end markets including Pet Care Personal Care Fabric Care Edible Oil and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineralbased technologies serving Paper Packaging Sealants & Adhesives Paint & Coatings Ceramics Plastics Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our HighTemperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our HighTemperature Technologies product line offers speciallyformulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing water purification remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation Water Purification and Infrastructure.

MTIprovides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTIs ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & LongTerm Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Position:Process Engineer

Location:USA Bethlehem PA

Compensation:approx. $80k$100k

Additional incentive available for local candidates!

Summary:

The Process Engineer under general supervision is responsible for: 1 recommending and implementing cost and quality improvements; 2 identifying process problems and deviations through continual evaluation of yield quality energy and production data; 3 utilizing technical knowledge experience and common sense in the modification of existing processes and design of new processes; 4 developing and preparing engineering and operational estimates for capital improvements; 5 preparing project scopes schedules and coordinating work between inhouse resources and various contractors; 6 preparing equipment specifications; 7 preparing cost analyses and technical reports; 8 other special projects as required.

In addition the Process Engineer works as part of a team to integrate the design development deployment measurement and improvement of systems throughout the manufacturing process with an emphasis on the interaction between all components. From supply and production through delivery to data management organizational structure and finance develops and maintains efficient manufacturing and administrative processes to support maximum production of highquality product at the lowest cost and in the shortest time. Responsible for driving process improvements throughout the plant to support key strategic initiatives increase productivity and reliability and reduce waste.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops process changes to improve yields and increase production in order to lower costs.
• Identifies process problems and deviations through continual evaluation of yield quality energy and production data.
• Prepares proposals for improvements/additions in equipment and supervises installation and start up.
• Utilizes technical and equipment knowledge to alter equipment for changes in processes.
• Coordinates and supervises plant scale trial as requested by the technology and research groups.
• Proposes necessary repair and replacement of equipment.
• Works with Quality Control to ensure high quality of production.
• Works with research and technology groups on projects to lower cost and improve quality.
• Prepares cost analyses and technical reports as required.

• Conducts necessary tests to determine equipment and system capacities.
• Consults with Purchasing and Engineering in selection purchase and installation of new equipment.

• Identifies and executes Continuous Improvement projects aligned to key business strategies.
• Identifies and deploys Lean Manufacturing best practices
• Mentors and coaches plant personnel on MTI Operational Excellence philosophy and tools
• Ensures plant personnel remain informed and trained on MTI Operational Excellence activities 5S Total Productive Maintenance TPM Daily Management Control Standardized Work and Problem Solving.
• Champion for improvement activities (benchmarking bottleneck analysis loss analysis trend analysis and reporting etc.
• Assists management team with the advancement of HighPerformance Work Systems
• Performs business analysis to identify generate develop and execute opportunities.
• Coordinates communicates and documents plant Hoshin and Kaizen activities and monitors/tracks idea program
• Reviews and tracks all monthly standard work audits
• Creates and revises visual standard work as needed and ensures all visual standard work procedures and manuals are current
• Develops maintains and communicates key production financial quality OE and cost metrics
• Works with safety department personnel to ensure MTI safety philosophy is incorporated into all continuous improvement activities (training selfassessments safety audits incident reporting nonroutine task risk review etc.
• Works with management team to effectively monitor assess and adjust inventory levels (finished goods MRO etc. as required.
• Provides input and support to Quality Assurance Department to maintain audit and update QA systems to ensure continued certification (ISO etc. and customer satisfaction (Customer Concern database).

Continuous Improvement/Lean

• Acts as resource and champion for department continuous improvement activities (Suggestion Program 5S Kaizen TPM problem solving etc..
• Manages individual employee involvement in continuous improvement activities to ensure equal opportunities are available for all department members to participate and contribute.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education: Bachelors Degree in Engineering

Experience: Minimum of three to five years related experience in an industrial environment with demonstrated Continuous Improvement role in a manufacturing environment.

Incumbent must have demonstrated cross functional operations experience with a strong understanding of various plant functions required. Incumbent must have a welldeveloped business understanding working knowledge of customer requirements and demonstrate a balance between analytical and creative thinking. Incumbent must also be a selfstarter who seeks responsibility and is able to work with minimal direction. Must be proficient in personal computers including spreadsheet database and word processing software. Incumbent must possess excellent organizational and written and oral communication and presentation skills the ability to motivate others and to promote a positive work atmosphere. Must have strong leadership and facilitation skills the ability to influence and drive change coupled with excellent interpersonal skills. Incumbent must be able to work effectively with all levels of employees within the company. Incumbent must have demonstrated a willingness to challenge conventional ideas to be a flexible innovative individual and one who can function effectively in a team format.

Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job the employee is typically required to regularly conduct work in a controlled office environment moving around the office as needed sitting at a desk and using office equipment including but not limited to a personal computer fax copier and phone. Constant contact with individuals internal and external to the organization occurs via various methods of communication typically including facetoface discussions electronic mail phone calls written letters and/or faxes. On a frequent basis there may be exposure to plant production areas which includes exposure to outside weather conditions as well as loud noise from equipment and dust from production processes. Exposure to plant areas requires the use of appropriate safety equipment. Personal protective equipment is available for employee use in these circumstances.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is typically required to have the ability to work in an office environment using office equipment as needed read write listen speak and understand English follow instructions and other oral/written information compose correspondence in a professional manner complete paperwork and other documentation accurately work independently and with others communicate effectively with all individuals internal and external to the organization analyze information/situations as needed be organized and detailoriented be able to identify/judge the urgency of a situation use judgment in decision making and use creativity and negotiation when necessary.

The employee is expected to be selfdirected take initiative and be persistent when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and keep busy without prompting. Additionally the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments have a high level of integrity motivate and lead others/provide direction have dependability and selfcontrol to maintain composure perform multiple tasks at once learn and memorize procedures manage time effectively and efficiently meet established deadlines display a cooperative attitude read understand and follow all company job specific and safety policies/procedures and attend/use all required training.

On an as needed basis there will be exposure to plant areas which include exposure to outside weather conditions as well as loud noise from equipment and dust from production processes. While performing the duties of this job an employee is occasionally required to have the ability to lift materials weighing up to and including 3050 pounds.

Travel: Travel may occur domestically and internationally as required

Work Hours: Must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished including overtime holidays and weekends as necessary. Callins may occur as needed.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system. Additionally an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employees position.

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations.

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