Process Engineer Intern (Summer 2022) - PCI Pharma Services

This intern will work to continuously improve processes and systems that ultimately lead to improved profitability to the company. Using all available Engineering, Lean and Six Sigma tools, this position will work independently and cross functionally to drive out waste and reduce process variability

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following but other duties may be assigned.

1. Schedule and lead continuous improvement initiatives with the necessary subject matter experts (SME).
2. Interact with upper management to communicate status of continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure concise communication of status as well as any areas where barriers exist.
3. Gather and analyze data using the operations data collection systems, including but not limited to: Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), uptime, scrap, margin, staffing, quality, capacity, safety and direct labor cost per unit to facilitate decision-making as well as identify and prioritize initiatives. This will require ownership of the data collection systems to insure the purity and consistency of the source.
4. Design ways to improve processes via implementation of lean and continuous improvement efforts. Serve as coach for the applicable process owners to drive overall process changes and sustainability.
5. Drive sustainability of projects through key metrics that tie to overall facility KPI's. Utilize Pareto analysis to identify areas for opportunity and prioritization.
6. Partner with Site Leadership to identify and lead lean deployment. Areas of focus will include but not be limited to Value Stream Mapping, Continuous Flow, Kaizen, 5S, PDCA, Root Cause Analysis, Standard Work, Visual Factory and Gemba Walks.
7. This position will help create documented best practices. This includes writing and creating SOP's, on the job training checklists for certification purposes and reviewing and approving batch records to assist in sustaining gains. This could include conducting group training on all shifts.
8. This position will require auditing of all new processes as the project transitions from preparation to execution. This will require coaching and partnering with cross functional teams to insure the process as it was prepared is running at or above quoted rate less than the quoted scrap during and following the validation process.
9. This position will require auditing of existing processes to identify waste opportunities and coach on the spot to maximize efficiencies.
10. This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
11. Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, rules.
12. Attendance to work is an essential function of this position
13. Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Working towards a degree in a related field
* Must have college level mathematical skills.
* Must have the ability to perform more complex computer tasks and has knowledge of various computer programs.
* Must have the ability to speak in a way that allows one to participate effectively in various conversations.
* Must have the ability to read various types of standard items addressed to general readers.
* Must have the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where there is only limited standardization.
* Must have the ability to interpret a variety of instructions that may be provided in various forms.
* Must be physically capable to perform the above duties with or without reasonable accommodations.