Process Engineer, Chemical Manufacturing
StaffRight Associates · Ashtabula, OH
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 6 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at StaffRight Associates (industrial) in Ashtabula, OH. Deliver daily process engineering support to manufacturing, emphasizing safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, DOE
- Day to day
- relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $90k–$115k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 40 process engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 39 other live process postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $90k–$115k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 60%
- ✓ Root cause 43%
- Six Sigma 38%
- Team leadership 30%
- Tooling 30%
- SPC 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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What You'll Do
- ◆Deliver daily process engineering support to manufacturing, emphasizing safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.
- ◆Spot improvement opportunities and recommend engineering solutions that raise safety, quality, output, reliability, and cost performance.
- ◆Conduct optimization studies, plant trials, and technical evaluations of existing chemical processes.
- ◆Develop process design recommendations and engineering scope for improvements and capital projects.
- ◆Complete engineering assignments supporting larger capital, improvement, and operational initiatives.
- ◆Assess technical problems, choose the right engineering methods, and produce practical design recommendations.
- ◆Join Process Hazard Analyses and other Process Safety activities tied to process changes and plant operations.
- ◆Prepare engineering calculations, technical documentation, design information, and project deliverables.
- ◆Help define engineering approaches and plan and schedule engineering work.
- ◆Guide engineers and technicians with technical leadership as needed.
- ◆Drive assigned project work to completion on schedule and within budget.
- ◆Apply maintenance know-how to troubleshoot equipment and improve its performance and reliability.
- ◆Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and other plant teams to resolve operating and process issues.
- ◆Generate improvement ideas and build support to turn viable opportunities into projects.
- ◆Advance continuous improvement aligned with plant and business goals.
- ◆Uphold SHE policies, Process Safety requirements, and plant safety standards.
What You Bring
Required
- ✓Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering
- ✓1 to 5 years of Process Engineering or similar engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- ✓Knowledge of Chemical Process Unit Operations , including Chemical Reactors , Distillation , Heat Transfer , evaporation, drying, milling, Filtration , pumping, Fluid Flow , material handling, and plant support services
- ✓Ability to apply chemical engineering principles to Process Troubleshooting , Process Optimization , and Process Design
- ✓Ability to develop and evaluate process design scopes for new and existing processes
- ✓Skill in Root Cause Analysis , developing alternatives, and recommending practical solutions
- ✓Knowledge of Statistical Design Of Experiments and evaluation methods
- ✓Ability to work independently and with cross-functional plant teams
- ✓Strong Analytical Skills and Problem Solving
- ✓Strong computer skills, including Data Analysis and engineering tools
- ✓Effective written and verbal Communication across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and plant leadership
- ✓Ability to work a salaried day-shift schedule and provide off-hours technical support when needed
- ✓Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship
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Process Engineer, Chemical Manufacturing
The Opportunity
StaffRight Associates is recruiting for a Process Engineer, Chemical Manufacturing to support plant operations at a chemical manufacturing site, with a focus on meeting goals for safety, quality, production, and cost. The Process Engineer, Chemical Manufacturing will own process optimization, troubleshooting, design recommendations, plant trials, and the development of process improvements and capital projects, while supporting Process Safety through Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and mentoring engineers and technicians. This is a safety-critical role in a chemical manufacturing environment. It is a full-time, on-site, day-shift position in Ashtabula, Ohio, with relocation assistance available.
Preferred
- +Experience supporting chemical manufacturing processes and equipment
- +Understanding of Process Safety principles and participation in PHA activities
- +Experience with titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing