Continuous Improvement Sr. Engineering Lead

DuPont

Wilmington, Illinois, United States
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Bachelor's degree in engineering
5+ years plant environment experience
Leadership of direct reports
DuPont is seeking a Continuous Improvement Sr. Engineering Lead for their Spray Polyurethane Foam site in Wilmington, Illinois. The role requires a strong manufacturing and engineering background, focusing on performance management, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives

Job Summary

  • This role leads the Continuous Improvement Engineering function at DuPont's flagship Spray Polyurethane Foam site in Wilmington, Illinois.
  • The leader is accountable for managing a team of five engineers, overseeing $1MM-$3MM in annual capital spending, and driving operational excellence initiatives.
  • Candidates must possess strong technical expertise in reliability engineering, root cause analysis, and the ability to implement Lean methodologies to improve plant performance.

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DuPont is seeking a Continuous Improvement Sr. Engineering Lead for their Spray Polyurethane Foam site in Wilmington, Illinois. The role requires a strong manufacturing and engineering background, focusing on performance management, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years plant environment experience
  • Leadership of direct reports
  • Capital project execution $1M-$3M
  • Reliability engineering principles
  • Process Safety Management (PSM)
  • Lean tools implementation

Nice-to-have

  • Strong field presence and shop floor involvement
  • Experience with SAP-PM software
  • CMRP or Vibration Certification preferred
  • Bias for execution and results-oriented
  • Ability to champion change in manufacturing
  • Cross-functional team collaboration skills
  • Digital control systems (DCS/PLC) knowledge

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required
  • 5+ years direct plant experience required
  • Capital Project Execution experience preferred
  • Process Safety Management (PSM) knowledge preferred
  • SAP-PM experience preferred
  • CMRP Certification preferred
  • Vibration Certification Category 2 preferred

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