Eastman Kodak Company · 1 day ago
Commercialization Process Engineer
Rochester, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$80K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expEastman Kodak Company is hiring a Process Engineer to join their Printed Electronics team in Rochester, NY, focusing on new product integration and customer commercialization processes. The role involves overseeing the flexographic printing process, ensuring high-quality production, and driving process improvements to meet customer requirements.
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Hiring Manager
Mariah Niemiec
Responsibilities
Hands-on process owner and expert for the flexographic printing process, including pre-press processes, with daily decision-making and oversight responsibilities
Work with the print process technician to ensure operations and maintenance have the technical support needed for both press and pre-press activities
Work directly with the Operations Manager to lead the mastering (pre-press) and printing process staff and optimize schedules and equipment utilization
Work closely with maintenance staff to identify and develop equipment reliability improvements
Troubleshoot equipment and process problems to identify root cause, then provide recommendations and implement preventive measures
Drive process improvements through systematic exploration of opportunities using best practices – with a focus on manufacturability and process robustness
Serve on Manufacturing and Operations teams addressing current product engineering and design-for-manufacturability improvements
Serve on New Product Introduction teams addressing product opportunities requiring the verification or development of process capability to achieve customer requirements
Understand health, safety and environmental regulations and apply to equipment to assure personnel and plant safety. Participation in process safety reviews
Qualification
Required
Ideal experience level between 5-20 years
Minimum B.S. Degree in a relevant field, including but not limited to; Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Materials Engineering
First-hand experience with roll-to-roll manufacturing
Experience with contact printing techniques, specifically flexography and/or gravure, and their associated pre-press and on-press workflows
Ability to use SPC for routine process monitoring and to drive process improvement
Proven track record driving continuous improvement in a manufacturing operation using disciplined management-of-change processes
Ability to translate customer requirements to production specifications, including identifying and implementing any product-specific process modifications
Experience working with vendors to evaluate hardware alternatives for process optimization
Ability to work in a flexible R&D / low-volume manufacturing operation, with experience in volume manufacturing and ability to support rapid ramp-up from pilot scale to production
Preferred
Experience with functional printing, printed electronics, or additive manufacturing
Knowledge of common problem-solving methodologies (8D, 3Leg 5Why, Kepner-Tregoe Matrix, etc.)
Experience working in a manufacturing organization operating under a quality standard such as ISO 9001: 2015 or IATF 16949:2016
Experience in project management
Company
Eastman Kodak Company
We are a leading global manufacturer focused on commercial print and advanced materials & chemicals.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.16BKey Investors
New York State Department of LaborGrand Oaks CapitalKennedy Lewis Investment Management
2024-06-27Grant· $0.28M
2021-03-01Post Ipo Equity· $75M
2021-03-01Post Ipo Debt· $225M
Leadership Team
James Continenza
Executive Chairman and CEO
Terry Taber
Kodak CTO, VP, Kodak & SVP, Advanced Materials & Chemicals
Recent News
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