Job Description

Legal Entity: Woodbridge Foam CorporationRequisition ID: 2909Woodbridge is a privately-owned company offering innovative material technologies for applications in automotive, commercial, recreational, packaging, healthcare and building products. In addition to manufacturing operations, the company also offers a full array of services including: chemical research and development, product and process engineering, tooling, technical support and accredited laboratory testing. Woodbridge operates more than 46 facilities across 9 countries-employing over 7,500 teammates and serving more than 600 customers worldwide.ROLE PURPOSE

• Manufacturing Operations
• Quality and Customer Service
• Preventative Maintenance
• Process Optimization
• Capital and R&D Projects

Major Responsibilities and ActivitiesManufacturing Operations

• Responsible for daily Xanathane process operations with focus on OIP manufacturing
• Communicate and collaborate with teams to solve process equipment problems and address production concerns
• Participate in team meetings interacting and collaborating with team members, customers, suppliers and other departments
• Provide overall direction, training and supervision to contractors via routines and procedures
• Manage maintenance schedules to maximize manufacturing capacity

Quality and Customer Service

• Oversee quality assurance of products
• Participate in health and safety and quality audit process
• Monitor and analyze problems using SPC and other techniques to identify and implement corrective actions and new product launches
• Drive standardization and WPS initiatives
• Functions as a back up to cover and support the Manufacturing Manager as needed

Preventative Maintenance

• Manage maintenance schedules to maximize manufacturing capacity
• Supervise, coordinate and participate in maintenance activities

Process Optimization

• Plan and execute process improvement experiments and drive continuous improvement
• Prepare and analyze technical reports
• Provide solutions to technical problems and recommendations for improvements in production and manufacturing activities and systems
• Development of new or improved formulations

Capital and R&D Project

• Initiate and develop projects using stage-gate development process
• Participate in project and team meetings interacting and collaborating with team members, customers, suppliers and other departments

Education

• Bachelor\'s degree (or greater) in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial)
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Experience

• 1-3 years hands-on experience in Polyurethane [PU] manufacturing with a working knowledge of WPS, SPC, DOE\'s, PU chemistry and troubleshooting, basic equipment operation and maintenance
• Hands-on person with strong technical/mechanical aptitude, able to learn and develop new processes into standard operating systems from the ground up
• Self-starter with strong work ethic, keen problem solving, communication, organization and interpersonal skills

Additional Qualifications

• Excellent Project Management, strong Leadership skills and experience in managing contractors an asset
• Must be able to travel globally; Ability to communicate in Mandarin/Portuguese/Spanish an asset
• Willing to obtain forklift license certification

Explore your future. Apply today.Woodbridge is committed to fostering a diverse workplace. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants without regard to race, colour, ancestry, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know, and we will do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.

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