Manufacturing Process Engineer

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The Cooper River site is a high-performing manufacturing facility within DuPont’s Diversified Industrials business, supporting MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants. We are seeking a Manufacturing Technology Engineer to help drive operational excellence and deliver measurable business results.

Position Overview

The Manufacturing Technology (MT) Engineer provides technical expertise to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective production. This role plays a key part in improving process capability, supporting bulk manufacturing operations, and leading continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, uptime, and cost performance. This is an on-site position at our Cooper River site, and relocation is not supported.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical support for bulk production operations
• Drive process improvements to enhance cycle time and product consistency
• Analyze yield and implement solutions to reduce variability and scrap
• Identify and implement equipment upgrades to improve performance and reliability
• Lead and support capital projects from concept through execution
• Track and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Drive uptime and reliability improvements across plant assets
• Lead root cause analysis to resolve process, equipment, and quality issues
• Partner with operations to eliminate recurring production challenges
• Reduce manufacturing costs through optimization and waste reduction
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM), MOC, and regulatory compliance
• Maintain and improve process documentation, SOPs, and technology packages

Qualifications

Required:

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related technical field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Proficiency with data analysis tools and computer-based systems
• Self-motivated with the ability to lead improvement initiatives

Preferred:

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or process engineering
• Experience with OEE systems (e.g., TrakSYS)
• Experience in chemical, batch, or industrial manufacturing environments

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