Process Industrialization Developer

​At Ontex, we are making everyday life easier across generations. Worldwide our 5,500 colleagues are taking pride in their work, guided by our values – Passion, Reliability, Integrity, Drive and Everyone. Every day they are developing, producing, and distributing affordable and sustainable baby, woman and adult personal care products.

As a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions for retailer brands and healthcare partners, founded in Belgium in 1979 and listed on Euronext Brussels, we believe that innovation should be accessible to everyone.

As we continue being 'Here for you’, we’re looking for a Process Industrialization Developer to join our Production & manufacturing team.
 

EMPLOYER:  Ontex Operations USA, LLC

TITLE:            Process Industrialization Developer

DUTIES:       Serve as a link between the research and development (R&D) department and the manufacturing department. Scale up production processes via plant trials, according to changes in raw materials or components and process parameters. Ensure quality is maintained during large-scale production and that new innovations or raw materials developed by the R&D department can be converted into the production process in a safe and efficient way. Devise new processes and/or refine existing ones, to optimize the manufacturing process in close collaboration with the R&D and Manufacturing departments in the different product categories of Ontex Baby, Feminine and Adult hygiene products and generate ideas based on reading and research. Plan, carry out and supervise process trials in laboratories, pilot plants or factories. Improve yields by reducing costs, e.g. investigating alternative materials according to master specs or new machinery to improve efficiency and quality in bottleneck areas. Devise test methods to assess the production process. Validate new processes and show that they're an improvement. Collaborate with R&D to product pipelines at various stages of development (raw material evaluation and technology). Read and write technical reports and specifications, maintaining appropriate records, like FTR protocols. Develop process specifications and ensure compliance with the finished product specifications. Advise on equipment modification to enable process changes for new product development.

REQUIREMENTS:      Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Material Science, Engineering (any) or related; and 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or a related manufacturing occupation. Must include 5 years of experience in each of the following: Working in research and development or engineering to design products, develop product performances, and use cost efficient raw material types; Manufacturing hygienic disposable products produced by Nonwoven or Polyethylene; Utilizing technical properties of raw materials, including hydrophobic or hydrophilic; Working with behaviors of raw materials with types of glues, and production processes to develop product specifications; Utilizing data-driven decision making using statistical data delivered from product samples and defining required amount of raw material usage; and Working with hotmelt glue systems to optimize glue amounts applied to the products.

OTHER:        Job Site: Stokesdale, NC;

40 hours/week;

Requisition EDS26EX

If interested apply online at https://careers.ontex.com or email your resume

​If you're passionate about the role and believe you would be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply, ensuring a fair and transparent selection process. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact our HR department at jaime.miller@ontexglobal.com.

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