Process Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities:

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.

The incumbent will be part of the team commissioning new equipment and managing production trials. He/she will be focused on benchmarking and improving performance against plant metrics and executing robust systems to sustain improvements.

The Process Engineer must lead the effort to achieve superior health, safety, and environmental performance, especially in the areas of process safety (Process Safety Management & Risk Management Program), procedure writing, and training of employees.

Key duties include but are not limited to the following:

• 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.
• Investigates out-of-specification material and/or batches. Identifies root cause, reports findings, and implements corrective actions.
• Prepares flow diagrams, P&IDs, and equipment and control specifications.
• Develops and maintains process engineering calculations and standards (relief valve sizing, line sizing, application of margin, etc.).
• Supports specification and procurement of equipment (heat exchangers, vessels, filters, etc.).

General 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.

Working Conditions:

• Requires work in a chemical manufacturing plant using potentially hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals and equipment.
• Capable of wearing task specific personal protective equipment which may include dust mask, air purifying respirator (i.e., half and/or full faced), safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, and ear protection.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, 401K, and vacation