Manufacturing Technology Engineer

At DuPont, we are working 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. 

If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then DuPont is the company for you!

We are excited to share that on May 22, 2024, DuPont announced plans to separate(1) into three industry-leading, independent publicly traded companies. This strategic move will create focused businesses with distinct investment profiles. We believe the proposed separations will create opportunities for all three future companies to better serve their customers and unlock long-term value for stakeholders. This process is expected to take 18-24 months from the date of announcement to complete. We are committed to supporting our employees throughout this transition and ensuring a smooth and successful separation process. We look forward to welcoming new talent who are interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.

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Our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter! 

Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results. 

Get to Experience a collaborative environment where teamwork is celebrated with flexibility that enhances balance and an inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming to all!

Get to know our Purpose and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.

Purpose of the job:

This role serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical and organizational skills to drive the plant level continuous improvement program targeted at delivering maximum value from the assets, while continuously improving process safety and production efficiency across the Interconnect Solutions business in China (ZJG site and Dongguan site), Taiwan (Dayuan site), and Japan (Sasakami site).  Manufacturing Technology Engineers generate tremendous value for the business through their technical and financial knowledge, skills and abilities.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• As a major contact of ACP Manufacturing Technology for Improvement and Manufacturing process of all sites while accountable to the Manufacturing Technology Improvement Leader for delivery of improvements.
• New Products Creation and Scale Up
  • Responsible for manufacturing knowledge/know-how transfer;
  • Participate as team member in PCF project and scale up;
  • Taking the lead for product launch and scale up in manufacturing site for non-PCF project.
• Process Safety Management (PSM)
  • Owns and implements DuPont PSM elements, including, Process Technology Package, PHA, Technology MOC, PSM investigations, etc.
  • Champion process safety activities and act as a resource for relevant process safety concerns such as SIF, LOPA, Safety System Impairment, Reactive Chemicals, and supporting fully implementation to DuPont PSM.
• Manufacturing Support
  • Supports the implementation of Run & Maintain projects, develops and manages team project plan and ensures on time and on budget delivery;
  • Supports Dayuan production plant in current products and issue resolution;
  • Supports contract manufacturing qualification & Issue resolution;
  • Supports plant in yield & capacity improvement;
  • Being the roles of project manager or manufacturing representative
• Continuous Improvement & Technology Implementation
  • Captures and analyzes data to identify technology enhancements and asset reliability, leads all initiatives to improve the technical processes and reliability of the ACP plant;
  • Partnering with plant operation personnel to secure process data for identification of technology gaps and improvement opportunities for process, yield, asset utilization and productivity;
  • Validating improvement opportunities using global tools (ex, six-sigma) and assists in building the Plant Specific Technology Plan
  • Initiate engineering improvement/upgrade or new technology introduction through driving knowledge exchange with technology experts to explore improvement opportunities for the business.
  • Identifies, develops, documents, communicates and implements Most Effective Technology across the business.

Required skill-sets:

• Possess strong sense of ownership and are accountable for the success and failure of continuous improvement efforts and for the economic return on those activities;
• Quick learner;
• Able to work independently;
• Demonstrate positive influential behaviors through active plant engagement and excellent use of management systems;
• Cross site/region communication skills and promote strong communication with all team members, proactively reach out and touch people;
• Self-initiative - identify improvement opportunities and form projects to close them;
• Problem solving and troubleshooting ability;
• Six Sigma and/or Continuous Improvement concept/skills;
• Documentation and systemizations.

Education, Working Experience, Certificate and Other Requirements: 

• Master (preferred) / Bachelor in Science / Engineering subjects, such as, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 3 - 5 years or above in Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Project Management or equivalent.
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt or above is preferred.
• Fluent in both English and Japanese language skill are critical to rapid success.

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(1)The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing.  For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPont’s announcement.