Process Engineer

About Us

AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. We’re experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in colour and protection since 1792. Our world-class portfolio of brands—including International, Sikkens, and Interpon—is trusted by customers around the globe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, we operate in over 80 countries and employ around 35,000 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high-performance products and services our customers expect.

A Process Engineers primary responsibility is to provide technical assistance to manufacturing operations to ensure successful product introduction, and to optimise formulations to drive efficiency gains through Operational Equipment Efficiency (OEE) and reduce total cost of quality (TCQ) through Right First Time and off-spec production performance.

This role will be based onsite in Sunshine North, Melbourne and report to the Manufacturing Manager.

What you will do

The key aspects of the role will include:

• Actively participate in corporate Health, Safety & Environment programs within the Sunshine Manufacturing facility to prevent harm to persons and the environment.
• Identify and implement improvement opportunities by leading the manufacturing teams with regular reviews of digitised Operational Equipment Efficiency (OEE) data.
• Management of, and / or participation in, small group improvement activities aimed at improving manufacturing performance whilst reducing TCQ. Reducing out of specification product manufacture and improving Right First-Time manufacture through RCA investigation and statistical analysis.
• Working within the framework of ‘AkzoNobel Leading Performance Systems’ (ALPS) continuous improvement journey you will work closely with the Site CI Manager to lead the implementation of all aspects within the Powder Coatings manufacturing team.
• Work collaboratively with the Engineering and Quality teams to understand Root Cause of failures and identify improvements.
• Support the Plant Management team to achieve production related KPI’s
• Take a leading role in improvement projects (capital & non-capital) to drive productivity & quality efficiencies in the factory.

What you will need to have

To be a successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:

• Bachelor of Engineering or relevant related discipline
• Some years of experience in manufacturing, preferably in coatings industry
• Comprehensive knowledge of safety and quality programs related to a manufacturing plant
• Practical experience in quality control activities, preferably in a paint or chemicals environment
• Excellent communications, influencing and relationship building skills across all levels of the organisation
• Demonstrate good judgement with the ability to remain objective and operate effectively when under pressure
• Ability to make decisions within limits set or in the absence of higher management
• Good leadership skills with the ability to inspire others, lead by example and drive improvement
• Competent computer skills 

What's in it for you?

In return, Akzo Nobel will offer, other than job stability with a permanent role and good remuneration:

• Career Pathway and Training:
  • As a Global company, we can offer career pathway and training to you to gain your next step in your career goals.
• Don’t settle for base salary increase:
  • potential to earn more, on top each year!
• Let AkzoNobel, help you meet your health goals:
  • free annual flu vaccination, monetary assistance to cover your choice of health and wellbeing programs every year!
• Want to stretch your dollar further?
  • Enjoy our employee benefits on discounted private health insurance with Bupa and free access for you and your family on our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), that include discounts on retail goods and services.
• Looking for more perks?
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