Join INVISTA as a Chemical Process Engineer at our Seaford, Delaware site. Since 1939, the INVISTA Performance Solutions Seaford site continues to be a world class manufacturing facility with ~ 135 employees, which manufactures Nylon 6, 6 staple fiber.

As a Process Engineer at INVISTA, you will Provide "Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices" (RAGAGEP) to drive effective and efficient change.

An ideal candidate will be a solid team player with the ability to work independently in an efficient and effective manner creating value-adding results, dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement, and sense of urgency to achieve site objectives.

What You Will Do

• Learning and owning the site's polymer extrusion process.
• Driving site transformational efforts through risk adjusted economics, engineering controls, and best practices.
• Evaluating and optimizing production equipment for improving efficiency.
• Working with the team to ensure the site maintains robust raw material ingredient inspection process.
• Serving as a R& D resource to identify new process technologies/ engineering controls that can be leveraged for operational improvements.
• Communicating and working with various operational, environmental, maintenance, and engineering levels in a team environment, yet be self-motivated and accomplish individual goals and commitments.
• Learning and understanding current resource systems (i.e., Pi Vision, Power BI, Seeq) for identifying key process indicators/ metrics and effectively communicate associated trends to internal customers and stakeholders.
• Utilizing statistical process control methodologies to make data driven process decisions.
• Demonstrate advanced technical skills, attention to detail, analytical, math skills, and ability to quickly assess and solve problems.
• Utilizing technology tools such as MS Outlook Microsoft Office Experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Projects) and other technology platforms (i.e., Power BI, PQM, LMS, Minitab, etc.)
• Managing and driving effective change initiatives.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering or STEM discipline and two (2) or more years' engineering experience
• Experience with designed experiments and/or process simulations
• Experience with computer-based data analysis methodologies

What Will Put You Ahead

• Applied experience with polymer composition and extrusion processing
• Experience in a Manufacturing or Petrochemical industry
• Experience in Nylon/ Polyester industry
• Experience applying or using Six Sigma/ Lean manufacturing
• Project management experience
• Applied experience with Design of Experiment (DOE)
• Experience supervising or leading a team

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Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, airbags, food packaging, and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6, 6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life's essential products to market.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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