Dentsply Sirona is the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona's products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona's global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company's shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. This position is located in the heart of Southern Delaware; located just 25 miles north of Rehoboth Beach and only 20 miles south of the state's capital, Dover. Also, we are centrally located east and south of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington DC. Whether standing at a scenic point along the downtown River walk, or spending the day at one of Delaware's beautiful beaches, know that underneath the calm tranquility is the energy of a community on the move!

Bringing out the best in people

As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we're looking for the best to join us.

Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:

Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.

Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.

Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.

Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.

Chemical Process Engineer

The Plant Support Chemical Engineer will provide continuous improvement for Safety, Cost, Quality and Reliability of production lines to increase the plant efficiencies as well as day-to-day plant support and troubleshooting. Work in close collaboration with operations, process technology transfer, and planning/procurement teams to achieve these improvements.

This position requires a high degree of technical skill level and chemical background. Participation in all aspects of process support will be required: new process implementation; value improvement optimization; safety evaluation; in-depth troubleshooting; formal Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA) evaluation and implementation; and process control planning. The Process Engineering team works with an extremely varied chemical portfolio including: speciality organic chemicals; organic resins and adhesives; polymer materials; inorganic glasses, minerals, and composites; and pharmaceuticals. Production scale is small to moderate, allowing for rapid product introduction and frequent innovation. Work will be performed within an FDA/ISO regulated facility requiring the development and execution of appropriate validation/qualification protocols.

The Plant Support Process Engineering team is responsible for the efficient operation of all chemical products in two manufacturing plants. We evaluate existing manufacturing operations; establish procedures to gain optimum utilization of equipment; review production requirements; and recommend process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide process engineering, chemical/chemistry support and detailed know-how to manufacturing personnel.
• Provide and develop training for manufacturing personnel. Develops SOP's, work instructions, and other quick reference material as needed.
• Build effective working relationships throughout the site, interact with shop floor supervisors, associates, and plant management to meet objectives.
• Determine source of variation in production of products and develop systems or procedures required to reduce or eliminate variation.
• Investigate causes of non-conforming product and implement corrective action.
• Conducts root causes analysis to address specific process or quality problems.
• Investigate and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to meet business and compliance requirements.
• Develop Value Stream Maps or Process Maps to identify improvement opportunities for Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost
• Apply a wide range of Lean, Six Sigma methods and tools to develop and implement process improvements
• Initiate, develop and execute validation/qualification protocols to support business/operational initiatives including customer backorder minimization, cost reduction, non-conformance reduction, complaint reduction, yield/process reliability improvement, and FDA/ISO compliance requirements.
• Understand plant environmental health and safety regulations and comply with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Some travel may be required (<10%)

Education and Experience:

• Position requires a four-year degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 2-5 years of chemical process engineering experience is required.
• Prior experience in medical device, chemical or pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Prior experience in an active plant support/operational chemical process engineering role highly preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt with demonstrated successes desired.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong Value Stream Mapping and process analysis skills
• Familiar with Structured problem solving (DMAIC, PDCA, etc) to effectively lead problem investigation and resolution
• Understands manufacturing metrics as they align to Process Improvement initiatives
• Able to use statistical analysis software in Excel, Minitab
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Good written and verbal communication, as well as solid presentation and facilitation skills

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DentsplySirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in DentsplySirona.

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