Our client is a leading global chemical group, specializing in performance additives and solutions for water treatment & lubricants, oil & gas and plastics, flame retardants and boasts a wide product range able to fulfil the requirements of the most demanding applications, including personal care.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8-430p
Pay: $100-$110k
The Process Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise and day-to-day engineering support to the chemical operations of a plant producing HCl and lubricant performance additives. This includes interaction with the operations, warehouse, and maintenance employees, as well as designing and modifying existing and new facilities, gathering and analyzing data, troubleshooting problems and identifying root causes, presenting conceptual solutions and detailed engineering, determining equipment sizing, and recommending and implementing process improvements.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or a related field.
- 7-10 years of hand-on process engineering experience at the plant level, preferably supporting production processes within the chemical or specialty chemicals industry.
- Familiarity with SAP.
- Experience with programming and troubleshooting PLCs. Knowledge of communication networks, motor controls, instruments, and valves.
Responsibilities:
- Leads with a zero-incident mindset, and support site PSM, quality, and security initiatives.
- Responsible for day-to-day troubleshooting associated with production lines.
- Uses engineering principles (thermodynamics, heat and material balances, fluid flow/hydraulic, etc.) to troubleshoot process problems and design new equipment.
- Performs feasibility studies for technology transfers and new product introduction.
- Evaluates current equipment capabilities, capital requirements, and health, safety, and environmental issues.
- Analyzes quality for production lines, examining process data and quality critical parameters. Works toward establishing in-control processes, identifying areas of variation (raw materials, process, or quality analysis), and implementing measures to reduce such variations.
- Assist with installation, commissioning, and start-up of new equipment.
- Manages small capital projects. Determines justification, scope definition, safety reviews, punch-list items. Coordinates implementation, startup, commissioning, and performance reporting.
