Senior Process Engineer

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Your Role: Senior Process Engineer

At Elanco, the Process Engineer "owns the process" with a dedicated focus on production.

At the Banwol site, this role combines process ownership with reliability engineering, automation, and data integrity; it is the application of engineering fundamentals, math, and science to design, implement, and optimize sterile injectable manufacturing processes on an industrial scale.

The Process Engineer ensures the process operates in a safe, qualified state at designed rates while driving long-term continuous improvement.

Their primary customer is Operations, and their goal is the elimination of deviations through robust engineering solutions. 

Your Responsibilities:

1.

Process Ownership & Optimization (Primary Loop)


* Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned processes, unit operations, and process-related equipment.



* Ensure the process operates at designed rates; spend time "on the floor" investigating performance gaps and implementing technical requirements to return processes to their designed state.



* Develop and maintain Energy Balances to deeply understand process impacts and variables.



* Identify, estimate, and commission improvements to manufacturing processes, focusing on long-term optimization rather than temporary project fixes.



* Identify manual or variation-prone operations and implement automation improvements — PLC/HMI logic, sensors, inspection — with vendors and system integrators to improve throughput, consistency, and operator safety.



* Track and analyze Key Process Indicators (KPIs) including OEE, process uptime, yields, and plant capacity impact.

2.

Technical Problem Solving & Reliability Support


* Lead Root Cause Investigations (RCA) for process failures, focusing on resolving and preventing process/equipment deviations.



* Perform reliability engineering for sterile direct-impact equipment — failure mode analysis, failure history review, and optimization of maintenance intervals — and work with the equipment owners in the Engineering & Maintenance team to identify and remove potential rel...