Production and Process Engineer

About the role

Position Details

• Employer: Surventis Co., Ltd. (formerly BASF Coatings; vacancies are still hosted on the BASF careers platform during the transition)
• Work model: On-site
• Contract: Permanent

EHS

• Ensure full compliance with applicable Thai laws and regulations, Responsible Care (RC) requirements, IATF16949, ISO14001, ISO45001, Energy Management System requirements, and company standards.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure all production activities are conducted in accordance with EHS requirements, operating procedures, and company guidelines.
• Lead and support Process Safety Management (PSM) activities, including process risk assessment, Management of Change (MOC), and other applicable process safety programs.
• Promote safe operations, ensure adherence to EHS requirements, and support internal, external, customer, and certification audits.

Process Management & Product Quality

• Manage and continuously optimize manufacturing processes to improve product quality, productivity, efficiency, reliability, and cost competitiveness.
• Establish, monitor, and optimize process parameters, operating conditions, and manufacturing procedures to ensure consistent product quality and process capability.
• Analyze production and process performance data to identify improvement opportunities and drive sustainable operational improvements.
• Lead root cause investigations for customer complaints, process deviations, quality issues, and operational failures, and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
• Track production performance and identify opportunities to improve throughput, reduce losses, minimize waste, and increase manufacturing efficiency.
• Coordinate with QC, Customization and others on rework management activities to ensure timely disposition and minimize business impact.
• Collaborate with Maintenance and Operations teams to improve equipment reliability, availability, and overall plant performance.
• Provide process engineering support for laboratory, quality, technical, and manufacturing improvement projects.

APQP

• Lead production-related activities for new product introduction, product transfer, scale-up, and trial batches.
• Implement and maintain APQP requirements and related production documentation i.g. FMEA, Control plan, etc.
• Ensure manufacturing readiness and process capability for new product launches.

Operational Excellence & CapEx

• Drive Continuous Improvement, Lean initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
• Monitor and improve plant KPIs related to quality, productivity, waste reduction, efficiency, and energy utilization.
• Identify, justify, and implement CapEx projects to enhance process capability, process safety, reliability, and operational performance.

Documentation & Management Systems

• Maintain and standardize production procedures, work instructions, technical documentation, and APQP records.
• Support production-related purchasing, MOC, CapEx, asset management, and audit requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering.
• More than 3 years of experience in production engineering or operational excellence, preferably in the chemical industry.
• Good written and spoken English proficiency.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Work Location

Bangpoo, Samut Prakan, Thailand

About Surventis

Surventis is an independent global coatings and surface-treatment company, formerly the Coatings division of BASF, supplying automotive OEM, refinish and surface-treatment solutions.

How to apply: Apply via the BASF careers platform, which hosts Surventis vacancies during the transition: click "Apply now" on the vacancy and submit your application (it goes directly to Surventis). Apply here: https://basf.jobs/TSA/job/Samut-Prakan-Production-and-Process-Engineer/1441315833/