Process Engineer

• ◆Promotes and instills operating discipline and accountability with the goal of excellence in execution from the production department.
• ◆Assists with transfers and new product introduction (NPDI). Key role is ‘seamless’ introduction into the plant. May include assessment of current equipment capabilities, HSE issues, capital requirements, and quality assurance capabilities.
• ◆With support from Plant Quality, lead efforts to implement formal systems and processes to analyze quality, cycle time improvements, variation reduction for multiple product lines, and methods to establish operational accountability. Works toward establishing ‘in-control’ processes. Analyzes process data and quality critical parameters for control of manufacturing processes. Troubleshoots problem areas and identifies measures for improvement. Identifies areas of variation (raw materials, process, or quality analysis), implements measures to reduce variation, and tracks effectiveness of reduction measures. Analyzes batch cycle times. Identifies and implements process optimization improvements to establish consistent cycle times and reduce overall cycle times.
• ◆Assists the investigation of off-grade or abnormal batches. Identifies root cause, reports findings, and implements corrective actions.
• ◆Supports small capital projects associated with unit. Responsible for aiding in determining justification, scope definition, safety reviews, ‘punch-list’ items, coordination of implementation with production schedule, startup, chemical commissioning and performance report on agreed deliverables.
• ◆Maintains accurate flow diagrams, P&ID’s, and equipment and control specifications
• ◆Utilize management of change for applicable situations.
• ◆Trains production operators and production supervisors on unit operations, chemistries, and batch recipe or DCS changes/enhancements in regards to product line.
• ◆Assists in day to day troubleshooting and ‘firefighting’ associated with product line.
• ◆Support the plant’s quality management systems and its compliance with pertinent quality standards including ISO 9001, EFfCI, RSPO, Kosher, and HALAL.

HSE

• ◆Responsible for personal safety and overall support of plant achievement of zero lost time injuries, zero recordable injuries, and zero environmental incidents.
• ◆Responsible for participating in safety reviews for product line and associated equipment for: management of change (equipment, quality, etc.), new product introduction/technology transfer, revalidation of process hazard analysis.
• ◆Assist with Job Safety Analysis (JHA) effort at the plant
• ◆Provide data and assist plant PHA (Process Hazard Analysis).
• ◆Assist with environmental compliance with wastewater permits, air permits, and disposal permits in accordance with regulatory standards.
• ◆Utilize cross-functional teams to develop new safety procedures or evaluate existing procedures.
• ◆Attend all safety related training sessions. Conducts departmental safety meetings and provide safety training to the Operations and Maintenance employees.
• ◆Enter incident reports and near misses in the Gensuite database
• ◆Identify process and behavioral safety issues and find solutions to correct them
• ◆Conduct or direct the completion of investigations of incidents or near misses, as appropriate, and insure corrective actions are identified, assigned, and completed.
• ◆Comply with all policies, procedures, etc. of the company and plant including safety procedures, PPE requirements, operating procedures, etc.

Education: Minimum of BS ChE preferred, other engineering disciplines considered

Experience: 3-5+ years of engineering experience in Process and Project Engineering areas