Process Engineer

About the Role

AkzoNobel is seeking a Process Engineer to join their team in Dammam, Eastern region. This full-time role focuses on driving continuous improvement in manufacturing processes to enhance safety, quality, productivity, equipment effectiveness, and cost performance. The ideal candidate will have 0-1 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing processes, batch cycle times, material flow, and equipment utilization to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Execute improvement projects to increase throughput, labor productivity, and reduce waiting time, changeover time, waste, and manufacturing costs.
• Conduct time studies, capacity assessments, and line-balancing exercises to support realistic operating standards.
• Maintain an improvement action plan with clear owners, milestones, and measurable benefits, ensuring improvements are sustained.
• Support reliable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) measurement and improve the accuracy of downtime recording and loss classification.
• Develop and implement equipment-specific Cleaning, Inspection, and Lubrication (CIL) standards with Maintenance and HSE.
• Conduct structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring production losses, equipment stoppages, process deviations, quality defects, and yield losses.
• Develop and update standard operating procedures, work instructions, process standards, and visual controls.
• Investigate recurring process deviations, rework, yield losses, and batch inconsistencies in collaboration with Production and Quality.
• Integrate HSE requirements into improvement projects, equipment care standards, and process changes.

Process Improvement and Loss Reduction

• Identify and eliminate production losses through data analysis, shop-floor observation, and improvement projects.
• Drive performance in Material Manufacturing Efficiency (MME) through targeted improvement projects.
• Coordinate corrective actions with Production and Maintenance and verify their effectiveness.

OEE and Performance Management

• Analyze major losses including breakdowns, minor stops, reduced operating speed, changeovers, and quality losses.
• Support daily performance reviews using clear dashboards, loss analysis, and action tracking.
• Incorporate the sustainable use of the Performance Portal (PP).

CIL and Autonomous Maintenance

• Support operator training in approved routine equipment care and early identification of abnormalities.
• Maintain a system for recording, escalating, and closing equipment abnormalities.
• Audit CIL completion and effectiveness, addressing recurring gaps.

Qualifications and Experience

• 0-1 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Ability to conduct structured Root Cause Analysis using tools such as 5 Why, fishbone diagrams, and Pareto analysis.
• Experience with Lean practices, 5S improvements, and capability development.
• Strong analytical skills for data analysis and shop-floor observation.
• Proficiency in developing and updating standard operating procedures and work instructions.