Process Engineer

Overview

Summary / Objective:
Provide process engineering support to Production departments. Provide the engineering, information, and analytical services needed to support process unit operations.

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering required.
• 3+ years of process engineering experience in a chemical or petroleum manufacturing environment is required.
• Distillation process experience in chemical manufacturing environment is desired, but other chemical process engineering experience will be considered.
• Must be in current position minimum of 6 months.

• Provide technical service to assigned unit through daily monitoring of unit operations.
• Identify ways to improve quality, reduce costs, enhance safety, lower emissions, and present recommendations with technical substantiation to the unit team to implement improvements.
• Develop and conduct tests and evaluate results for proposed operating changes to improve product quality, production capacity, or reduce operating costs.
• Develop knowledge of the technical aspects of the assigned area.
• Investigate the operating and economic feasibility of implementing modern technology, safety and operability recommendations, and planned capacity changes.
• Collaborate closely with the unit team to prepare the annual control budget, operating reviews, and economic studies to evaluate proposed operating programs.
• Provide technical support to PSM/RMP and other regulatory programs.
• Investigate production, safety, environmental or quality issues.
• Ability to work across Japanese American cultural lines.

• Capable of lifting 50 lbs.
• Have good mobility.
• Be able to work for 12 hours.
• Climb stairs several times per shift.
• Have good hearing and sense of smell.
• Work in a potentially stressful environment.

• Prompt, regular, and dependable attendance is an essential function of this job.
• Responsible for the technical and economic aspects of process unit operations.
• Provide technical support for the maintenance of existing equipment.
• Improve present processes and equipment for more efficient and cost-effective operation.
• Design and document the chemical processes required for the development of improved products.
• Coordinate process development efforts with colleagues and management to achieve objectives.
• Select the equipment required for the development of new products.
• Design and document efficient and cost-effective processes and select the equipment required for the scale-up of new products from development to production.
• Write procedures and provide training for the safe operation of new equipment.
• Select equipment and control devices to enhance process control.
• Perform leadership duties on selected projects including planning, activity coordination, and progress reporting.
• Supervise technicians as required.
• Maintain awareness and report on pertinent modern technologies.
• Perform tasks as determined by the department manager to achieve departmental objectives.
• Direct and manage coordination between engineering and production to maximize uptime, quality, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Maintain continuity of staff attitudes within a pro-active mode.
• Reinforce engineering and maintenance personnel of management's commitment to short- and long-term concerns.
• Provide engineering and maintenance services to operations group as required.
• Establish and implement engineering/maintenance cost saving techniques.
• Maintain a safe and environmentally sound working environment.
• Maintain objectives within fiscal budget constraints.
• Evaluate, set goals and prioritize within departments.
• Interface with other engineers, managers, etc., in group meetings as required.
• Assist with adherence to the requirements of regulatory agencies.
• Reduce maintenance/material and repair costs from budget where possible.
• Assist with the design and operation of equipment to minimize environmental releases.
• Adhere to budget objectives and strive for savings in material and labor costs.
• Maintain plant goals and objectives on an overall basis.
• Communicate continuously with other management, maintaining necessary dialogue as deemed necessary.
• Provide engineering…