Eastman Chemical

Specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer

Process Engineer - Experienced

Process EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timeDalian, Liaoning, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or above in a chemical- or materials-related subject.
Three or more years of relevant experience; experience as a process engineer in the coating, optical film, glass, or paper industry is preferred.
Confident spoken and written English and Mandarin.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and handle multiple responsibilities.
Ability to adapt to a dynamic environment and work with people from multicultural backgrounds and varying seniority levels.
Ability to promote a team environment that welcomes employee input and values each employee.
Problem-solving skills with a customer-service mindset and awareness of business needs.
Numerical and analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Ensure the Dalian performance film operation meets environmental, safety, and health (ESH), quality and service, volume, and cost objectives.
Improve processes and yield by analyzing product anomalies, helping develop temporary and long-term countermeasures, organizing others to implement improvement plans, and standardizing the improvements.
Ensure operations comply with local ESH requirements and regulations.
Work on installation, checkout, and startup of new production lines and equipment.
Establish and maintain standard operating procedures and conditions.
Optimize and stabilize processes to support smooth production.
Introduce and qualify new products at the Dalian plant and bring them to commercialization.
Support production in resolving technical problems using statistical tools.
Work closely with Operations to develop programs for continuous improvement in ESH, quality, cost, and volume.
Drive localization of manufacturing materials to reduce working capital.
Work with Research and Development on new technology introduction and process upgrades.
Share best practices and knowledge with Operations Excellence to improve processes and operations.
Manage process changes.

Desired Qualifications

Experience as a process engineer in the coating, optical film, glass, or paper industry.

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the process engineering of the DaLian performance film operation to ensure the ESH, quality & service, volume and cost objectives are met. Be responsible for Process improvement and yield improvement: analyze product anomalies and assist in the development of temporary and long-term countermeasures for abnormal improvement, organize others to implement improvement plans and standardize it

Process and Technology:

Make sure operation to compliance with local ESH requirements and regulations
work on new production lines/equipment installation, check out and start up
Establishing & maintain the Standard Operating Procedures & Conditions
Optimize and stabilize process to get smooth production
Introduce and qualify new product to Dalian plant and make to commercialization
Support production on resolving technical problems by statistic tools
To work closely with Operations to develop programs to drive on continually improvement on ESH, Quality, Cost &Volume
To drive on the localization on manufacturing materials to reduce working capital.
Work with R&D for new technology introduction and new process upgrade
To work with Operation Excellence to share the best practices and other knowledge to improve our process and operations
To manage the change on process

Qualifications

Qualifications and Requirements

Chemical, or material related subject, bachelor’s Degree or above
3-5 years or above of relevant experience, coating, optical film, glass or paper industry process engineer is preferred.
Confident communicator in both spoken and written English and Mandarin.
Resourceful and self-driven with a strong sense of commitment to delivering work in better-than-expected quality and time.
Be able to multi-task and be hands-on in carrying out responsibilities independently with minimal supervision.
Be self-motivated, pro-active, and mature, with outstanding organizational, interpersonal and negotiation skills. In addition, you should be flexible and able to adapt in a dynamic environment.
Expected to promote a team environment that welcomes employee input and values each individual employee.
Effective problem-solving skills with customer service mindset and highly aware of the business needs.
Excellent numerical and analytical skills and have an eye for detail.
Comfortable working with people from multi-cultural backgrounds and varying seniority levels.

Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.

Eastman is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.

About the Company

Eastman Chemical

Specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer

Eastman Chemical Company, which brands itself as Eastman, is a global specialty materials company that develops and manufactures specialty chemicals, polymers, and cellulosic fibers. Its products include copolyesters such as Eastman Tritan and Cristal, Naia cellulosic fibers, Tetrashield protective resin systems, and recycled-content materials like Eastman PET Renew, developed with customers across roughly 13 industries including packaging, consumer goods, transportation, and textiles. A central part of its operations is molecular recycling, which converts hard-to-recycle plastic waste into feedstock for new materials at plants in Kingsport, Tennessee, Longview, Texas, and France. What sets Eastman apart is this circular-economy focus—its molecular recycling capacity and "It's the feedstock" model—paired with a broad specialty portfolio. The goal is to address challenges like climate change and plastic waste while supplying sustainable materials to industry.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Kingsport, TN
Founded: 1920

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