Description du poste
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is **to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy** .
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a **Senior Process Engineer / Specialist - Extrusion** . This position may be based Oakville, ON, Montreal, QC, Pineville, NC or **one of IPEX's extrusion manufacturing facilities across North America** (see the full list at the end) and reports to the Senior Process Engineering Manager.
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**Job Summary**
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As a Senior Process Engineer / Specialist - Extrusion, you'll join a specialized team focused on advancing extrusion expertise across IPEX's manufacturing network.
Working with manufacturing teams, Process Engineers, R&D, Innovation, and Engineering partners, you'll provide technical guidance on complex processing challenges, influence equipment and technology decisions, lead the technical evaluation and implementation of new manufacturing solutions, and share best practices across multiple facilities.
Drawing on your expertise in extrusion, materials, compounding, tooling, and process optimization, you'll partner with manufacturing teams to investigate and resolve complex technical challenges while providing guidance and mentorship to plant-based Process Engineers across the network. Through technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional collaboration, you'll support new product introductions, major equipment initiatives, and operational improvement efforts while helping preserve and expand technical knowledge throughout the organization.
**Principal Responsibilities**
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* **Solve complex processing challenges across multiple manufacturing facilities** by leading root-cause investigations, providing technical guidance, and implementing sustainable solutions that improve process performance, product quality, and operational reliability.
* **Influence equipment, tooling, and technology decisions** by leading technical evaluations, influencing capital investment decisions, and guiding the implementation and commissioning of new manufacturing solutions.
* **Strengthen extrusion expertise across the organization** by mentoring plant-based Process Engineers, sharing best practices, and helping resolve technical challenges that require specialized process knowledge.
* **Improve manufacturing performance** by identifying and implementing opportunities to increase productivity, reduce scrap, enhance product quality, and optimize extrusion processes.
* **Support innovation and new product commercialization** by partnering with Manufacturing, R&D, Innovation, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure manufacturability and process readiness.
* **Capture and transfer critica