Engineer Operations Jobs

Works in a variety of settings and roles, optimizing the overall efficiency of departments within Operations and Supply Chain organizations. In production operations (packaging, processing, warehouse, and site engineering), work is related to the design, development, implementation, and refinement of manufacturing processes for the Lewisville manufacturing facility. Ensures compliance with Environmental Health & Safety for operations processes. Learn and utilize lean principles when optimizing processes, procedures, and workflows or implementing change. Partners with Quality to drive proficiency and compliance in all areas of Operations impacting product quality. Ensures the company's operations work properly and meet factory and management specifications. The role is directly responsible for problem identification, root cause analysis, efficiency or productivity improvement, and resolution. Routinely examines processes for continuous improvement opportunities. Develops and presents new or improved methods while solving manufacturing challenges in a timely manner. Works as part of a team and interacts with engineers, quality control specialists and others to increase efficiency and establish best practices. Can successfully work independently with the ability to plan and develop own methods.

• Identifies operational challenges and opportunities for efficiency improvements by observing and studying system function, investigating complaints and suggestions, and interviewing process supervisors and operators. Identifies improvement priorities by assessing operational objectives; determining project objectives, such as, efficiency, cost savings, energy conservation, operator convenience, safety, environmental quality; estimating relevance, time, and costs. Develops operational improvement plans by defining, studying, estimating, and screening alternative solutions; calculating economics; determining impact on total system. Defines, analyzes, reviews, and evaluates problems for prompt resolution.
• Anticipates operational problems within Operations by studying operating targets, modes of operation, system/process limitations, monitoring system/process performance. Improves operational quality results by studying, evaluating, and recommending process re-design; implementing changes; contributing information and opinion to production processes and workflows. Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations. Follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Processes (GMPs), and Federal, State, and local government regulations.
• Establishes and leads weekly/monthly performance improvement audits and formal initiative report-outs with all key stakeholders as needed to drive departmental alignment and accountability to established metrics. Leads or participates in projects involving other departments and activities. Prepares project charters, project schedules, and projected time/cost savings for all approved initiatives
• Proactively identifies opportunities to enhance existing processes/procedures and/or upgrade current equipment performance so that speed to market, start-up curves, total delivered cost, capital utilization, clean/safe design, product quality are continuously improved. Drives process optimization of process output and product throughput, equipment utilization, equipment downtime, waste reduction improvements, and standard cost in a creative manner.

Experience: 3+ years

Field of Experience: Engineering project management in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical or food industry.

Education: Bachelor/University Degree

Education Focus: Mechanical, chemical, electrical, process, packaging or industrial engineering

• Able to demonstrate thought leadership and influence beyond regular functions.
• Multi-functional project teams
• Able to demonstrate problem solving, troubleshooting and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to develop excellent written and oral communication skills required
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of process engineering techniques, tools, and principles
• Able to develop in-depth knowledge and advanced problem-solving skills and an awareness of Mary Kay priorities to achieve stated results
• Able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills to provide advice and overall technical direction for projects. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to function effectively in stressful, fast-paced situations, with the personal leadership to influence and positively motivate self. Upholds lives and delivers core values of the company.
• Able to demonstrate strong project management and interpersonal skills and the ability to direct/motivate
• Must be willing and able to attend annual training and/or certification programs as needed to support the role.