Graduate Engineer Trainee

Job Description

Purpose
AkzoNobel is looking for further strengthen our Manufacturing & Integrated Supply Chain function. This role is to build our potential future leader pool in South Asia. Selected candidates have the opportunities to be exposed to various functions through projects not just in India but also Internationally.
Key Accountabilities

Process Engineering
 

• Interfaces with offsite functions such as R&D / Marketing and central engineering for the industrialization of new products, new raw materials and recipe changes ensuring that changes on site are controlled and managed.
• Provides expertise for on site operations group during process related troubleshooting issues.
• For capital projects, executes process studies, contribute to pre- projects and perform initial project scoping and business case development, handling over to the project group for execution (expects minor projects, <500K).
• During project execution, plays a major role in commissioning, start-up and training, and then owing the technology for the site.
• Stays informed about, amongst others, relevant technology, company news and current SHE standards, and takes action if necessary. Identifies what the pertinent information is to use.
• Contributes to site (process) improvements and contributes to CI / ALPS projects.
• Manages manufacturing related NPI activity coordination, if applicable.
• Is familiar and complies with all the applicable corporate as well as site and laboratory policies / procedures with regard to personal conduct, HSE and Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) standards.

Skills Required

Key Requirements

Project Engineering

• Prepares, schedules, coordinates and monitors the assigned engineering projects.
• Monitors compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/ QC policies, performance standards and specification.
• Cooperates and communicates daily with project members and stakeholders to interpret their needs and requirements, and provides assistance and technical support.
• Performs overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnels performance) and reports regularly on project status.
• Tracks and controls project budgets and timeliness to ensure project completion within the approved limits.
• Audits projects after completion to measure project results against original project goals.
• Reviews engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions.
• Stays informed about, amongst others, relevant technology, company news and current SHE standards, and takes action if necessary. Identifies what the pertinent information is to use.

Experience & Education

• Fresh engineering graduate with a positive attitude, high learning agility and high adaptability
• B.E / B.Tech (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical) engineering graduates of 2018 / 2019 are preferred

Competencies

• Adapting to Change
• Communicating Effectively
• Critical Thinking
• Driving Continuous Improvement
• Entrepreneurial Thinking
• Organized Approach