Operations Engineer

Operations Engineer/Chemical Engineer/Engineering/Manufacturing/Chemicals/Chemical Manufacturing/Manufacturing/Resins/Polyurethane/Engineer/Process Engineer/Production Engineer/Subject Matter Expert/Resins Manufacturing/PSM

Our client is a chemical manufacturer of a wide range of chemical-based products used in multiple different markets. They are in search of an Operations Engineer with the ability to handle an array of duties/responsibilities and collaborate with employees of all levels. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, problem solver with PSM experience. This is a position that has promotion potential.

• Responsible for the day-to-day support of manufacturing in multiple chemical production areas.
• Provide technical expertise to resolve any issues in production. Will become the Subject Matter Expert from a technical aspect for the facility.
• Drive/participate root/cause analysis efforts & investigations and subsequent solutions when there are process upsets.
• Review data sheets of all campaigns to identify any variances and perform any testing needed to make sure future runs are manufactured optimally.
• Handle any manufacturing conflicts/tough situations that arise in production.
• Identify productivity improvements in the plants and do necessary work to implement approved improvements.
• Drive solutions to debottleneck any process problems and implement improvement initiatives.
• Interface with the engineer group on any capital projects being installed in facility. Will act as the manufacturing rep for projects.
• Other duties to include: participate/assist with training of Operators, Hazard Reviews, incident investigation implementation of management of change directives.
• Work with the DCS technician on collecting data for analysis, optimization of the controls, etc.
• Provide commissioning and start up assistance on projects.

Salary Range: up to $110,000/year plus 10% yearly bonus