Operations Engineer

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 and responsibilities and collaborate with employees of all levels. The ideal candidate will be a hands‑on, problem solver with PSM experience. This position has promotion potential.

Salary Range: up to $120,000/year plus 10% yearly bonus

• 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.

Entry level

Full‑time

Staffing and Recruiting