Description

What's in it for you?

Thanks to our commitment to creating a supportive and engaged workplace culture, Gorilla Glue has been recognized as a top place to work for 14 years in a row. We offer competitive compensation packages, comprehensive healthcare benefits, and other perks and incentives to ensure our employees feel valued and supported.

Joining the Gorilla Glue family means being part of a team passionate about building strong brands and promoting a culture of excellence. As an employee, you'll be able to help create high-quality products and build brands that people love. Join us in an inspiring workplace where you can belong, grow, and make a difference!

Summary Description

At The Gorilla Glue Company/O’Keeffe’s, we are dedicated to building strong brands and fostering a culture of excellence that empowers, engages, and connects our outstanding team.  The Senior Process Engineering Manager plays a pivotal role in driving innovation, scaling up new processes, and optimizing existing ones in collaboration with New Product Development. With a dual focus on Gorilla Glue and O’Keeffe’s production lines. This will include cosmetic products (lotions, lip balms, creams) and over-the-counter (OTC) items, this role ensures seamless process development and execution.

What will your day look like?

Key responsibilities include leading the Process Engineering group and being a technical expert to specify equipment aligned with process designs, designing and installing necessary utilities, and managing projects from concept to implementation. This entails developing process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and comprehensive scope documents with drawings for contractor bidding and execution.

In addition, the Senior Process Engineering Manager partners with internal and external engineering teams to design and implement automation solutions, ensuring efficient control and operation of production processes. This role combines technical expertise with strategic leadership to support the company’s commitment to excellence.  In this role, there will be required travel approximately 15% of the time including international travel so a valid Passport is required.

• Develop process engineering masterplan with Engineering leadership to bring projects to the forefront that improve overall efficiency and capability to grow the company.
• Develop a growth strategy for Process Engineering group – developing less experienced engineers and challenging them to grow and learn new skills.
• Identify, plan, manage and execute process improvement projects from conception to implementation to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve product quality.
• Develop comprehensive project scope documentation, including project plans and specifications; and ensure adherence to project timelines, objectives and overall goals.
• Lead and mentor an existing team of process engineers, providing guidance, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Lead cross-functional teams to collaboratively drive process improvements, while utilizing resources from contributing departments such as Production, Safety, Maintenance and Quality.
• Provide ongoing training and support to production personnel on new processes and technologies.
• Design, develop, and implement new processes and equipment to improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot process issues, conduct root cause analysis, and prepare, communicate and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze process data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement, and present solutions to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance to industry standards, safety regulations and environmental guidelines.
• Manage process improvement projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets and overall scope.
• Develop standards for process engineering (equipment and process libraries, project organization, cost models, etc…) to better organize all the historical project data.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in process engineering and manufacturing technologies.

Qualifications

What's in it for you?

Thanks to our commitment to creating a supportive and engaged workplace culture, Gorilla Glue has been recognized as a top place to work for 14 years in a row. We offer competitive compensation packages, comprehensive healthcare benefits, and other perks and incentives to ensure our employees feel valued and supported.

Joining the Gorilla Glue family means being part of a team passionate about building strong brands and promoting a culture of excellence. As an employee, you'll be able to help create high-quality products and build brands that people love. Join us in an inspiring workplace where you can belong, grow, and make a difference!

Summary Description

At The Gorilla Glue Company/O’Keeffe’s, we are dedicated to building strong brands and fostering a culture of excellence that empowers, engages, and connects our outstanding team.  The Senior Process Engineering Manager plays a pivotal role in driving innovation, scaling up new processes, and optimizing existing ones in collaboration with New Product Development. With a dual focus on Gorilla Glue and O’Keeffe’s production lines. This will include cosmetic products (lotions, lip balms, creams) and over-the-counter (OTC) items, this role ensures seamless process development and execution.

What will your day look like?

Key responsibilities include leading the Process Engineering group and being a technical expert to specify equipment aligned with process designs, designing and installing necessary utilities, and managing projects from concept to implementation. This entails developing process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and comprehensive scope documents with drawings for contractor bidding and execution.

In addition, the Senior Process Engineering Manager partners with internal and external engineering teams to design and implement automation solutions, ensuring efficient control and operation of production processes. This role combines technical expertise with strategic leadership to support the company’s commitment to excellence.  In this role, there will be required travel approximately 15% of the time including international travel so a valid Passport is required.

• Develop process engineering masterplan with Engineering leadership to bring projects to the forefront that improve overall efficiency and capability to grow the company.
• Develop a growth strategy for Process Engineering group – developing less experienced engineers and challenging them to grow and learn new skills.
• Identify, plan, manage and execute process improvement projects from conception to implementation to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve product quality.
• Develop comprehensive project scope documentation, including project plans and specifications; and ensure adherence to project timelines, objectives and overall goals.
• Lead and mentor an existing team of process engineers, providing guidance, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Lead cross-functional teams to collaboratively drive process improvements, while utilizing resources from contributing departments such as Production, Safety, Maintenance and Quality.
• Provide ongoing training and support to production personnel on new processes and technologies.
• Design, develop, and implement new processes and equipment to improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot process issues, conduct root cause analysis, and prepare, communicate and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze process data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement, and present solutions to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance to industry standards, safety regulations and environmental guidelines.
• Manage process improvement projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets and overall scope.
• Develop standards for process engineering (equipment and process libraries, project organization, cost models, etc…) to better organize all the historical project data.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in process engineering and manufacturing technologies.