Job description:
Summary / Objective:
Provide process engineering support to Production departments. Provide the engineering, information, and analytical services needed to support process unit operations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering required.
- 3+ years of process engineering experience required.
- Distillation Process experience in chemical manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
- Must be in current position minimum of 6 months.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Provide technical service to his/her assigned unit, through daily monitoring of unit operations.
- Identify ways to improve quality, reduce costs, enhance safety, lower emissions, and present recommendations with technical substantiation to the unit team to implement improvements.
- Develop and conduct tests and evaluate results for proposed operating changes to improve product quality, production capacity, or reduce operating costs.
- Develop knowledge of the technical aspects of his/her assigned area.
- Investigate the operating and economic feasibility of implementing modern technology, safety and operability recommendations and planned capacity changes.
- Collaborate closely with the unit team to prepare the annual control budget, operating reviews, and economic studies to evaluate proposed operating programs.
- Provide technical support to PSM/RMP and other regulatory programs.
- Investigate production, safety, environmental or quality issues.
- Ability to work across Japanese American cultural lines.
Physical Demands:
- Capable of lifting 50 lbs.
- Have good mobility.
- Be able to work for 12 hours.
- Climb stairs several times per shift.
- Have good hearing and sense of smell.
- Work in a potentially stressful environment.
Typical Duties / Responsibilities (may include):
- Prompt, regular, and dependable attendance is an essential function of this job.
- Responsible for the technical and economic aspects of process unit operations.
- Provide technical support for the maintenance of existing equipment.
- Improve present processes and equipment for more efficient and cost-effective operation.
- Design and document the chemical processes required for the development of improved products.
- Coordinate process development efforts with colleagues and management to achieve objectives.
- Select the equipment required for the development of new products.
- Design and document efficient and cost-effective processes and select the equipment required for the scale-up of new products from development to production.
- Write procedures and provide training for the safe operation of new equipment.
- Select equipment and control devices to enhance process control.
- Perform leadership duties on selected projects which include planning, activity coordination, and progress reporting.
- Supervise technicians as required.
- Maintain awareness and report on pertinent modern technologies.
- Perform tasks, as determined by the department manager, necessary for the achievement of the departments objectives.
- Direct and manage the total coordination between engineering and production to maximize the up-time of equipment and highest quality production, in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
- Maintain continuity of staff attitudes within a pro-active mode.
- Ongoing reinforcement of engineering and maintenance personnel of managements overall commitment and support of short- and long-term concerns.
- Provide engineering and maintenance services to operations group as required or needed.
- Establish and implement engineering/maintenance cost savings techniques.
- Maintain a safe and environmentally sound working environment.
- Maintain objectives within fiscal budget constraints.
- Evaluate, set goals and determine priorities within departments.
- Interface with other engineers, managers, etc., in group meetings, as required.
- Assist with the adherence to the requirements of regulatory agencies.
- Reduce maintenance/material and repair costs from budget when possible.
- Assist with the design and operation of equipment to minimize environmental releases.
- Adherence to budget objectives and strive for savings in material and labor cost.
- Maintain plant goals and objectives on an overall basis.
- Communicate continuously with other management, maintaining necessary dialogue as deemednecessary.
- Provide engineering assistance to plants by troubleshooting and designing improvements to optimize operations and reduce costs.
- Maintain schedules and reduce costs of design changes by specifying and assisting in purchase of equipment and collaborating with outside contractors in installation of new equipment and systems.
- Develop knowledge of the chemicals, physical and safe handling properties of chemicals used in his/her assigned area.
Qualifications:
- BS in Chemical Engineering is required.
- Distillation Process experience in a chemical manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
- 3+ minimum years of experience as a Process Engineer in a chemical or petroleum manufacturing environment is required.
Why is This a Great Opportunity:
My client's company is THE multi-billion dollar global technology leader and developer in their segment of the chemical industry. They're well-known for focusing on both the personal side as well as the professional side of a person's career by providing a modern team environment. a focused work/life balance, and real career exposure and growth. Their Process Innovation Engineer position comes with a base salary of $86,000 to $107,000 (depending on experience), sign-on bonus, annual bonus to 12%, very strong paid relocation assistance, and an outstanding (but low cost) benefits package.