Chemical Process Engineer

The Process Engineer will serve as technical lead for manufacturing processes. Will oversee, coordinate, and execute plans to improve safety, quality, supply, and efficiency.

·       Work with department managers and other personnel to identify opportunities to improve uptime; provide support to production operations.

·       Manage the start-up of new equipment, or rework of existing equipment, to ensure production needs are met.

·       Help maintain safe and clean work environment.

·       Implement changes in existing manufacturing processes, equipment and facilities.

·       Engineer new processes, to increase production capacity and reduce/eliminate bottlenecks.

·       Analyze and review opportunities to improve production efficiencies, improve product quality and reduce operating expenses.

·       Review new and existing layouts of machines and equipment to obtain optimal performance, recommend and implement changes.

·       Expand and remodel production lines to improve effectiveness of processes and equipment.

·       Manage vendors and contractors to ensure compliance.

·       Develop written standard operating procedures and Lock Out Tag Out instructions.

·       Participate in initial phases of new product rollouts to determine effective manufacturing methods and lead product production trials.

Requirements

·       BS degree in Engineering (Chemical, Industrial, or Mechanical preferred).

·       5  years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.

·       Experience with health and safety regulations.