{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ea9b80e95bd780145b6c2630","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ea9b80e95bd780145b6c2630","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ea9b80e95bd780145b6c2630","title":"Process Engineer - Continuous Improvement","description":"Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.\n\nLocation: Munising, MI\n\nDescription:\n\nThe Munising Mill is actively seeking an entry level Process Engineer with strong communication skills and individual initiative. This role reports to the Munising Mill Continuous Improvement Manager and is responsible for driving cost improvement and assisting with all manufacturing activities at the site.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nExercise personal leadership to sustain an environment that prioritizes providing a safe and healthy workplace for employees and conforms to applicable local, state, and federal codes and laws governing loss control.\nSupport mill wide safety efforts to reduce accidents/incidents:\nPromote incident reporting of all types (near miss, first aid, property damage, etc).\nConduct Planned Inspections as assigned.\nComplete assigned corrective actions from activities such as Incident Investigations and Planned Inspections in a timely manner.\nMaintain visual management systems and report improvement metrics.\nUtilize process information systems to conduct production analysis:\nIdentify and escalate problems\nassist in troubleshooting\nidentify improvement opportunities.\nActively participate in daily management meeting structure.\nDevelop functional understanding of equipment, products, and processes to support operational business needs and backfill vacancies in operations personnel.\nLeverage artificial intelligence and digital dashboard tools to develop and improve visual management systems.\nPerform individual root cause analysis and problem solving using A3 methodology.\nConduct statistical data analysis for, participate in, and facilitate group problem solving projects and strategy development.\nIdentify cost improvement opportunities and lead cost improvement initiatives that provide significant savings through reduced variability, improved quality, product substitutions and/or higher operating efficiencies.\nUtilize a structured Management of Change process to lead and facilitate process changes.\nConduct routine audits to sustain or adjust process changes and new implementations.\nWrite technical reports that clearly document trials, research findings, process improvement results, and capture cause and effect relationships.\nMaintain familiarity with lean manufacturing methodology and new developments in industry; Leverage this knowledge to drive cost and quality improvements.\nSupport development and execution of capital projects.\nEngage in direct interaction with customers and vendors to drive quality and cost improvement.\nMaintain effective communications and working relationships with operations, product development, suppliers, engineering, maintenance, IT, environmental, sales and marketing, research, and purchasing.\n\nQualifications:\n\nRequired\n\nBachelor’s degree in Paper Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent work experience.\nWork experience in a manufacturing environment is desired, experience in paper manufacturing is a distinct plus.\nExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.\nAptitude to develop technical expertise and the ability to efficiently and accurately process a high volume of detailed workload.\nExcellent computer skills (including AI and Microsoft Office Tools).\nPrior experience in initiating and implementing cost savings projects a distinct plus.\nPrior experience with lean manufacturing principles a distinct plus.\nWillingness to embody the Mativ culture.\n\nWHAT WE OFFER\n\nMativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.\n\nABOUT MATIV\n\nMativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.","company":"Mativ","rawCompany":"mativ","city":"Munising","state":"MI","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-24T09:40:15.279Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.00","title":"Industrial Engineers","slug":"industrial-engineers"},{"code":"17-2131.00","title":"Materials Engineers","slug":"materials-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"322120","title":"Paper Mills","slug":"paper-mills"},{"code":"322130","title":"Paperboard Mills","slug":"paperboard-mills"},{"code":"322299","title":"All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-converted-paper-product-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Process Engineer - Continuous Improvement","description":"Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.\n\nLocation: Munising, MI\n\nDescription:\n\nThe Munising Mill is actively seeking an entry level Process Engineer with strong communication skills and individual initiative. This role reports to the Munising Mill Continuous Improvement Manager and is responsible for driving cost improvement and assisting with all manufacturing activities at the site.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nExercise personal leadership to sustain an environment that prioritizes providing a safe and healthy workplace for employees and conforms to applicable local, state, and federal codes and laws governing loss control.\nSupport mill wide safety efforts to reduce accidents/incidents:\nPromote incident reporting of all types (near miss, first aid, property damage, etc).\nConduct Planned Inspections as assigned.\nComplete assigned corrective actions from activities such as Incident Investigations and Planned Inspections in a timely manner.\nMaintain visual management systems and report improvement metrics.\nUtilize process information systems to conduct production analysis:\nIdentify and escalate problems\nassist in troubleshooting\nidentify improvement opportunities.\nActively participate in daily management meeting structure.\nDevelop functional understanding of equipment, products, and processes to support operational business needs and backfill vacancies in operations personnel.\nLeverage artificial intelligence and digital dashboard tools to develop and improve visual management systems.\nPerform individual root cause analysis and problem solving using A3 methodology.\nConduct statistical data analysis for, participate in, and facilitate group problem solving projects and strategy development.\nIdentify cost improvement opportunities and lead cost improvement initiatives that provide significant savings through reduced variability, improved quality, product substitutions and/or higher operating efficiencies.\nUtilize a structured Management of Change process to lead and facilitate process changes.\nConduct routine audits to sustain or adjust process changes and new implementations.\nWrite technical reports that clearly document trials, research findings, process improvement results, and capture cause and effect relationships.\nMaintain familiarity with lean manufacturing methodology and new developments in industry; Leverage this knowledge to drive cost and quality improvements.\nSupport development and execution of capital projects.\nEngage in direct interaction with customers and vendors to drive quality and cost improvement.\nMaintain effective communications and working relationships with operations, product development, suppliers, engineering, maintenance, IT, environmental, sales and marketing, research, and purchasing.\n\nQualifications:\n\nRequired\n\nBachelor’s degree in Paper Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent work experience.\nWork experience in a manufacturing environment is desired, experience in paper manufacturing is a distinct plus.\nExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.\nAptitude to develop technical expertise and the ability to efficiently and accurately process a high volume of detailed workload.\nExcellent computer skills (including AI and Microsoft Office Tools).\nPrior experience in initiating and implementing cost savings projects a distinct plus.\nPrior experience with lean manufacturing principles a distinct plus.\nWillingness to embody the Mativ culture.\n\nWHAT WE OFFER\n\nMativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.\n\nABOUT MATIV\n\nMativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.","datePosted":"2026-10-24T09:40:15.279Z","dateModified":"2026-10-24T09:40:15.279Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Mativ","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Munising","addressRegion":"MI","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"ea9b80e95bd780145b6c2630"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ea9b80e95bd780145b6c2630"}}