Manufacturing Process Engineer

<p style="text-align:left">At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. <a target="_blank" href="https://careers.dupont.com/us/en/whyjoinus">Why Join Us | DuPont Careers</a></p><p>The Cooper River site is a high-performing manufacturing facility within DuPont’s Diversified Industrials business, supporting MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants. We are seeking a <b>Manufacturing Technology Engineer</b> to help drive operational excellence and deliver measurable business results.</p><p></p><div></div><p><b>Position Overview</b></p><p>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.</p><p></p><div></div><p><b>Key Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li>Serve as primary technical support for bulk production operations</li><li>Drive process improvements to enhance cycle time and product consistency</li><li>Analyze yield and implement solutions to reduce variability and scrap</li><li>Identify and implement equipment upgrades to improve performance and reliability</li><li>Lead and support capital projects from concept through execution</li><li>Track and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)</li><li>Drive uptime and reliability improvements across plant assets</li><li>Lead root cause analysis to resolve process, equipment, and quality issues</li><li>Partner with operations to eliminate recurring production challenges</li><li>Reduce manufacturing costs through optimization and waste reduction</li><li>Support Process Safety Management (PSM), MOC, and regulatory compliance</li><li>Maintain and improve process documentation, SOPs, and technology packages</li></ul><p></p><div></div><p><b>Qualifications</b></p><p></p><p><b>Required:</b></p><ul><li>B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related technical field</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills</li><li>Effective communication and collaboration skills</li><li>Proficiency with data analysis tools and computer-based systems</li><li>Self-motivated with the ability to lead improvement initiatives</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred:</b></p><ul><li>5+ years of experience in manufacturing or process engineering</li><li>Experience with OEE systems (e.g., TrakSYS)</li><li>Experience in chemical, batch, or industrial manufacturing environments</li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Join our <a href="http://careers.dupont.com/us/en/jointalentcommunity" target="_blank">Talent Community</a> to stay connected with us!</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span>DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our<span> </span></span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dupont.com/global-links/accessibility.html">Accessibility Page for Contact Information</a><span>.</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the <a href="http://careers.dupont.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits" target="_blank">Compensation and Benefits page</a>.</p>

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