Process Trainee

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Responsibilities:

• Build solid knowledge and hands-on experience in lubricant products, formulations, raw materials, product testing, manufacturing processes, key process parameters, production equipment, and process technologies, gradually developing the capability to independently support process engineering activities.
• Rotate across relevant functions, such as Production, Process Engineering and R&D within KL China and overseas companies, to broaden technical, operational, and innovation capabilities and learn internal and external best practices.
• Support the scale-up and industrialization of new products and formulations from laboratory development through pilot trials to stable commercial production, ensuring process safety, reliability, quality, reproducibility, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with R&D and Production to evaluate process feasibility, define critical process requirements, prepare and execute pilot and scale-up batches, monitor production, and assess results before and after scale-up.
• Document trial and scale-up activities, process parameters, observations, and results to ensure technical learning and full traceability.
• Manage manufacturing processes and formulations, establish and maintain appropriate production procedures, process parameters, and process requirements, and ensure manufacturing is executed accordingly to achieve stable, safe, efficient, and reproducible production.
• Provide day-to-day process engineering support to Production and R&D and support the transfer of technical requirements into practical manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot process- and quality-related issues by collecting and analyzing production data, identifying root causes, supporting 8D/problem-solving activities, and implementing effective process corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing processes through process optimization, OpEx, productivity improvement, and loss reduction, with a strong focus on improving safety, quality, operational efficiency, and process robustness.
• Explore, identify, evaluate, and pilot new process technologies, manufacturing methods, and technical solutions that can enhance product performance, manufacturability, safety, quality, and productivity.
• Collaborate with R&D, Engineering, Production, and Global Process Engineering to transform promising technical ideas and best practices into practical and scalable manufacturing solutions.
• Support the implementation, alignment, and continuous improvement of process standards and best practices across the Klüber Group, maintaining effective technical collaboration with relevant global functions.
• Share scale-up experience, process knowledge, troubleshooting learnings, and manufacturing best practices to promote standardization and continuous capability development.
• In accordance with ISO/IATF and other system requirements, establish and improve, implement and optimize process related documents.
• Comply with the company's relevant safety standards and requirements.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree or above in Chemical Engineering or related disciplines;
• Ability to handle materials safely, including lifting up to 25 kg and operating drum-handling equipment when required, while wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Normal or corrected vision required;
• Strictly follow internal procedures, work instructions, and company policies on intellectual property protection and data confidentiality;
• Self-motivated, proactive, and enthusiastic, with a positive attitude and strong teamwork spirit;
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental(HSE) standards.
• Good communication, analytical, numerical, and computer skills;
• Customer focused attitude;
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure;
• Fluent spoken and written English.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.