Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Veolia WTS

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery,
treatment, and reuse. We design, supply, and service a range of water systems and monitoring equipment in industries ranging from pharmaceutical to food and beverage applications, and from microelectronics ultrapure water to municipal water and industrial wastewater treatment. We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of total organic carbon (TOC) analyzers and corresponding certified reference materials. Our ground-breaking endotoxin analyzer is the latest addition to our expanding analytical instruments portfolio. We strive to provide not only superior technology and design, but also outstanding quality, service, and application support.

Job Summary
The Lead Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting all technical aspects of our consumables production processes. These consumables products, for example reference standards and reagents, are critical for allowing our analytical instruments to perform well. They are also a key revenue generator.

As Manufacturing Engineer, you will be working cross-functionally with Production, Planning, Product Management, Quality, Safety, and Technology to support all phases of the creation and maintenance of our Consumables production processes. You will collaborate with Technology and Product Management when new instruments and associated new consumables products are developed and released. You will assist the Production team in day-to-day troubleshooting to keep current processes running. Your experience in supporting current processes will guide you in leading efforts for optimization and continuous improvement. You will support Quality in investigating failures and coming up with short and long-term solutions.

Veolia Analytical Instruments is a Certified Reference Material producer, and the Manufacturing Engineer will be deeply involved in helping us maintain our ISO 17025, and 17034 accreditations. This will involve developing studies and writing reports on product stability and homogeneity as well as setting up calculations for uncertainty.

The Manufacturing Engineer is also a key contributor, along with our Manufacturing Software Engineer, to the development and maintenance of our manufacturing software and databases that guide our Production teams on a day-to-day basis and collect critical information. You will work closely with fellow engineers designing, improving, and troubleshooting this software.

Key Characteristics

• Solid technical background in science and math along with the analytical thinking skills necessary to solve technical problems
• Great adaptability and attention to detail
• Solid computer skills
• Comfortable leading changes to make process improvements
• Thoughtful and cooperative, fostering relationships with other departments 
• Can handle multiple shifting demands with professionalism and sound judgement

Duties &Responsibilities

• Direct production support and troubleshooting
• Project work (new product introduction + improvement projects)
• Quality support including investigations, audit representation, and audit finding follow-up
• Manufacturing software development support
• Change management and document management
• Technical/mathematical leadership for measurement uncertainty calculations and other related metrological concerns
• Hands-on creation and maintenance of production equipment

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the training and development of the team members in the department.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe and clean work environment, department wide.
• Be a positive leader/role model within the department and company by living the company
• vision, mission, values and policies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Required:

• Written and oral communication skills
• Technical problem-solving skills
• Quantitative data analysis skills
• Mathematical skills including background in calculus.

Plus:

• Software/coding skills with SQL and VBA

Education & Experience
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field
• 5 or more years of experience working in a manufacturing environment

Preferred:

• 1 or more years working with analytical instrumentation
• 5 or more years working in a manufacturing environment in an engineering role
• 5 or more years of technical troubleshooting experience

Additional Information

Why You’ll Love Working Here!

• In diversity lies strength - We strive to be a workplace that is inclusive and empowers people to contribute their best
• Recognition and rewards for your hard work and achievements
• Opportunity for new challenges - We are growing and love to promote from within
• An excellent leadership team and a collaborative culture that values innovation
• At all levels of the organization, we recognize talent and want to help you build your sustainable career!

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity.  Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range:  $80,000 - 100,000 annually
• 10% Annual Incentive Plan Bonus 
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

***Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer
will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this
opportunity***

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.