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Operational Excellence Process Engineer
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Carlsbad, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Onsite
USD 102300-153500 yearly / year
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- The Operational Excellence (OE) Process Engineer is an onsite position in Carlsbad, CA. Approximately 10% of domestic and international travel is necessary to support business needs.
- This role provides you with the opportunity to apply analytical thinking, data-driven storytelling, and stakeholder influence to unlock the highest-value productivity opportunities for our Carlsbad Synthesis/Purification Operations (Thin Films and Specialty Gas). You will drive measurable productivity improvements by integrating Lean Six Sigma with Digital Solutions to deliver safe, reliable, and customer-focused outcomes. Collaborating with the OE Global Network, Digital Transformation, Operations, Maintenance, Process Development, and Global Engineering, you will deliver quick wins and identify longer-term OE and digital opportunities tracked in our internal systems. You’ll lead data access and analytics enablement to accelerate productivity across SVM/HVM processes, container builds, and New Product Launch optimization.
Key Responsibilities
- OE Leadership and Productivity: Lead productivity initiatives across SYN/PUR product lines; develop and maintain Value Stream Maps (VSMs) & Daily Management Systems (DMS); drive process variation reduction (RCCAs, FMEA, DOE).
- Digital Transformation and Data-Enabled Performance: Leverage dashboards, apps, and data platforms to access and interpret critical process data; apply SPC and analytics to improve OEE, throughput, and quality. Collaborate with Digital Solutions and Data & Digital IT (DDIT) to accelerate data access, data quality, and analytics readiness for manufacturing decisions.
- Change Management and Capability Building: Own Management of Change (MOC) for OE implementations; design and deliver training on VSM, DMS, RCA, 5S, DOE, and digital tools; mentor site teams in problem-solving and data storytelling.
- Governance, Metrics, and Reporting: Define and track KPIs (e.g., WAVE-related productivity, cycle time, scrap, yield, on-time delivery); provide regular leadership reporting; escalate risks and opportunities with clear remediation plans.
- Technology Transfer, Start-up & Scaling: Support technology transfer from pilot to commercial scale; contribute to commissioning/start-up activities for OE-driven projects; capture learnings for future scale-up across product lines.
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