Process Engineer/ Specialist, Extrusion***Ingénieur Process/Spécialiste , Extrusion, Operations

IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as Process Engineer/Specialist

This role is based in Scarborough or Mississauga, and reports to the Extrusion Process Manager.

Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!

Job Summary

The Process Engineer/Specialist will act as an expert in extrusion of plastic pipe, particularly PVC pipe. The incumbent will contribute to solve problems and improve our processing equipment, processes, procedures and operators’ skills through collaboration with the plant’s management team on problem solving projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

The incumbent will demonstrate initiative in identifying improvement opportunities and leadership to accomplish these improvements in collaboration with various collaborators, internal and external to IPEX.

Principal Responsibilities

• Assist in mapping production processes, analyze these processes for optimization and improvement opportunities, standardize these processes to the best practices;
• Analyze our operations and identify opportunities for improvement in terms of productivity, quality, scrap reduction, safety, etc. Lead such identified improvement opportunities;
• Contribute to documenting the equipment performance, the materials evolution, the production processes and the experimental data for corporate learnings preservation;
• Participate in Innovation projects (new products) as process specialist.
• Contribute to defining equipment and tooling specs for new products or enhanced capacity to the state of the art setups. Participate in validating these equipment upon commissioning;
• Collaborate with personnel on troubleshooting, problem solving and improvement projects related to the extrusion process and associated sub-processes;
• Collaborate in reviewing, developing and/or adapting training material related to the extrusion process and associated sub-processes;
• Evaluate the new developments and offerings in terms of extrusion and downstream equipment, tooling and make recommendations for future purchases/upgrades with the optics of standardizing our fleet while benefiting of the most advantageous offering;

Qualifications & Experience

• 2 to 5 years practical experience in plastics extrusion industry with knowledge of the following areas:
• Engineering/Technical background in Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial engineering (other relevant education and experiences will be considered);

Extrusion machines (including feed systems, screws and controls)

Process instrumentation and control

• Demonstrated Leadership aptitudes in a cross-functional teams environment;
• Proven track record of continuous improvement accomplishments (Lean Six Sigma certification will be considered an asset);
• Proven track record of project management capabilities;
• Excellent communication skills in formal and informal contexts;

IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at [email protected]