Process Engineer (Non-Woven)

Altavista, Virginia Manufacturing 17 days ago

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Nonwovens Process Engineer responsible for developing and optimizing nonwoven manufacturing processes, applying DOE/SPC analytics, and supporting safe, reliable production and product quality.

Job Requirements

  • BS in Materials Science, Textile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field

  • 1+ year of process engineering experience (nonwoven, fiber, textile, or related manufacturing preferred)

  • Experience with DOE, SPC, root-cause analysis, and data-driven problem solving

  • Experience with data analysis tools (Minitab, JMP, Python, or similar)

  • Knowledge of mass and heat balance, fluid flow, tension control, and web handling

  • Understanding of ISO 9001, documentation practices, and change control

  • Ability to wear required PPE

  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally

  • Ability to walk, stand, bend, stoop, climb, crawl, reach, and grasp as required

  • Ability to travel as required

Preferred Skills

  • MS degree

  • Specialization in nonwovens or textiles

  • Hands-on experience with industrial nonwoven processes (needling, bonding, laminating, slitting, winding, coating)

  • Experience supporting process development, scale-up, and troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment

  • Experience collaborating with customers on product performance requirements and technical feedback

Job Responsibilities

  • Support safe, reliable, and efficient nonwoven manufacturing operations

  • Optimize process parameters to achieve consistent product quality and throughput targets

  • Provide technical expertise for process development, trials, scale-up, and manufacturing method improvements

  • Troubleshoot process and product issues using DOE, SPC, and root-cause analysis methodologies

  • Collect, analyze, and report process and quality data using statistical and programming tools

  • Support tension control and web handling performance across converting and finishing operations

  • Maintain ISO 9001-aligned documentation, including change control and process records

  • Coordinate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Production, and customers to translate requirements into process capability

  • Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in nonwoven mat technologies and manufacturing methods



Pay Details: $70,000.00 to $85,000.00 per year

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