Process Engineer

Description

The Process Engineer is responsible for the following in the manufacturing of engineered fluids:

• Adhering to plant safety requirements and promoting a positive safety culture.
• Developing, configuring and optimizing the engineering fluids production process.
• Assessing the production and materials handling processes, taking measurements and interpreting data.
• Designing, running, testing and improving systems and processes of engineered fluids.
• Developing best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of output to include product packaging.
• Managing cost and time constraints.
• Performing risk assessments.
• Providing process documentation and operating instructions
  • Use of CAD, process simulators and distributed control systems.
• Working independently with a minimum level of supervision.

The Process Engineer must be a highly motivated, ambitious individual who embraces, demonstrates and promotes Halocarbon’s Core Values of Caring, Curiosity, Collaboration and Competitive Spirit
. This person should be inquisitive with an investigative mindset, possess a natural intellectual curiosity and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The individual should have a demonstrated track record of success and possess a strong desire to learn and grow professionally. They must be a team oriented leader with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of the organization using excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

• Design, run, test and improve engineered fluids systems and processes.
• Analyze, develop, configure and optimize the engineering fluids production process.
• Develop best practices, routines and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of output.
• Provide process documentation and operating instructions.
• Perform risk assessments.
• Manage cost and time constraints.
• Prepare designs, cost estimates, specifications, and equipment ordering on engineering projects.
• Develop and lead engineering projects.
• Scale up and debottleneck processes.
• Ensure that potential EHS issues related to the process operator, the environment, the process and the product are eliminated or reduced to minimum levels.

• Excellent technical and leadership skills with a continuous improvement mentality.
• Hands‑on, proactive, leads by example and is self‑motivated with a high degree of honesty and integrity.
• Must have excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Possess superior interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present oneself with tact and diplomacy.
• Highly capable of working with and respecting people at all levels of the organization.
• Adaptable and reacts positively to change.
• Highly analytical with critical thinking skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with a capacity to handle both large and small projects.
• Strong self‑awareness with an optimistic, high‑energy, even‑keeled personality.

• Ability to work without supervision.

• Decisions require complex & analytical judgement to work independently toward general results, devise methods, modify/adapt standard procedures to meet different conditions, make decisions based on precedent & company policies.

• B.S. Chemical engineering is required.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in plant operations/design.
• Strong computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience with PHA’s is required.

• Commitment for a strong safety culture is a requirement. Leads by example.
• Must be able to enter a confined space through a manway while wearing self‑contained breathing apparatus and use readily available fall protection equipment (current standard fall protection and rescue equipment is rated at 310 pounds).
• Must be capable of working in an environment where chemical odors may exist at permissible threshold limits of exposure.
• Must be able to evacuate the plant, reporting to appropriate assigned muster point, in the event of an emergency or drill.
• Must be physically fit and medically qualified to enter a vessel unaided and under his/her own control.
• Must be able to climb and descend stairs and ladders.
• Must be able to use equipment within its design limits.