Job Location
AUBURN PLANT
Job Description
P&G is the largest consumer packaged goods company in the world. We have operations in over 75 countries, with 65 trusted brands that improve lives for 5 billion consumers worldwide. This brings many advantages, including the opportunity for our employees to enjoy a diverse and rewarding lifelong career filled with new and exciting challenges. Our Auburn, Maine Plant is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to join the team on needs across multiple operating departments. These resources will contribute to the overall expansion, maintenance, and step change manufacturing capability of the site. Successful candidates will break down technical barriers to success, guide project teams through innovation projects, and / bring new capacity to our site. The ideal candidate is someone who is curious, not afraid to challenge the status quo, and ultimately a team player.
Auburn is located about 40 minutes from Portland - Maine's largest city - and is an integral production node within our Feminine Care business unit. Here we manufacture the majority of P&G's tampon products for worldwide distribution. The Auburn plant was founded in 1968 as part of Tambrands, Inc. before the company was acquired by P&G in 1997. Our site has almost 600 full time employees split between technicians, engineers, and support personnel working in a variety of operating departments. At Auburn we model our approach to work after several core values: culture of safety - nothing we do is worth getting hurt - utmost emphasis on quality, as well as placing confidence and trust in our people and systems. P&G's flexibility, technical mastery, and agility earn us stability and long term success as we conquer challenges with ingenuity and rigor.
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This role is onsite Monday through Friday with typical days starting at 7 am.
We offer you:
An impactful career path, with meaningful work from the beginning
Continuous mentorship, coaching, training, and guidance
The opportunity to learn and work with the world-renowned technologies
The chance to influence the production and quality of our leading products
A diverse, multifaceted work environment passionate about safety and quality
In this role, you will work in the following production areas
We are seeking individuals with the following qualities:
The ability to problem solve and collaborate in teams
Highly motivated, self-driven, and eager to learn new skills
Strong communication, interpersonal, time management, and analytical skills
A desire to work in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment with broad teams and equipment
What will you do?
Where you work depends on a number of things. Manufacturing Process Engineers lead our efforts to identify and drive out losses through standards and system development. They support the daily activities of the production line and/or processing areas, and build long term capability into their area, systems, and technicians. Daily work could encompass any of the following:
Identifying, prioritizing, analyzing, and eliminating losses and inefficiencies
Delivery and start-up of new equipment, initiatives, and projects
Collaborating with technical experts, other functions, and other manufacturing sites to create the best solutions
Creating learning programs and coaching and training technicians
Creating and improving standards to enable us to achieve the performance targets for the production line
Understanding and working with state-of-the-art robotics and automated equipment
Eliminate Losses via continuous improvement cycle
Become qualified in Lean Manufacturing loss elimination tools
Conduct thorough assessments via reliability analysis, touch mapping and weekly Hoshin.
Propose and implement solutions that streamline processes, eliminate failures, and reduce manual intervention.
Manufacturing Process Engineers will learn the required technical manufacturing skills, onboard to IWS - P&G's version of Lean Manufacturing - develop general leadership skills, and leverage digital analytics. The responsibility is to complete the onboarding process within six months and demonstrate learning progress through successful completion of one Loss Elimination project. The Manufacturing Process Engineer will also be part of the line leadership triad group and support the continuous improvement cycle for the line, including owning one daily management system.
Support and Lead Digital Solutions Adoption:
Facilitate the integration of new digital tools and technologies within the organization.
Provide training and support to team members on the effective use of digital solutions to ensure widespread adoption.
Lead initiatives aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of digital systems and processes.
Drive Value Creation:
Participate in the yearly loss analysis process, identifying trends and potential areas for improvement.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define solutions that drive Net Sales (NS) and enhance overall operational excellence.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement best practices in operations.
Participate in a site pillar network.
Job Qualifications
This role is a good fit if you:
Have a BS degree in engineering (all sub-disciplines welcome), operations management, a related technical degree, or relevant military experience
Have 0 - 5 years of relevant work experience
Bring an interest in manufacturing, leadership development, & onsite work.
Desire working with a tight knit, collaborative team
Are willing to travel on the job on occasion. Travel in this role is not expected to be more than 10% of the time.
Are willing to relocate during your career. P&G employees typically have the opportunity to relocate, pending personal & professional circumstances, every 2-5 years.
JUST SO YOU KNOW:
Starting Salary Range: $85,000 - $122,200 annually.
Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of equal opportunity factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skills, and level of experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.
Our company is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. For more information regarding who is eligible for hire at P&G along with other work authorization FAQ’s, please click HERE.
P&G participates in e-verify as required by law.
Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Job Schedule
Full time
Job Number
R000153077
Job Segmentation
Entry Level
Starting Pay / Salary Range
$85,000.00 - $122,200.00 / year
