Ø Responsible for providing technical support to the facility to maintain standards of product quality, process yield, optimization, and compliance with internal process safety standards. Will also provide capital project support to ensure projects are appropriately selecting MET (Most Effective Technology) or MAT (Most Appropriate Technology) for the assigned units.
Ø Responsible for engineering tasks for the assigned operating units, including safety and environmental compliance, PSM, optimization, quality, productivity, and cost improvement.
Ø Reports directly to the Engineering and Maintenance Leader and works with the Production Leaders to set unit priorities. Responsible for process optimization of the assigned units.
Ø Regularly engage with operators on the plant floor to learn, optimize and troubleshoot process. Champion and lead process and plant improvement initiatives.
Ø Conceive, design, fund, install and manage improvement projects within scope. Support Production and Maintenance troubleshooting efforts including data gathering and automation tools. Assist the Production Leaders in identifying and implementing capacity creation improvements through equipment or control upgrades.
Ø Co-owner of Site Effective Efficiency and Productivity Metrics. Oversee and assess existing processes and workflows.
Ø Optimize productivity by designing, implementing, and testing new procedures. Assemble reports to document process status and changes. Track metrics to discover areas for improvement and monitor upgrades.
Ø Communicate findings and proposals to manager. Utilize process simulation software to test and find the most appropriate production strategies. Provide thorough instructions for successful implementation of process changes. Conduct risk assessments.
Ø Assess compliance with applicable safety and quality standards. Contribute to departmental efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed. Assist with identification, development, and implementation of capital projects to improve safety, environmental compliance, quality, productivity, and cost.
Ø Utilities ownership for area – support efficiency improvements in energy usage and wastes. Support new product development with production trial coordination and troubleshooting. Track VantagePoint, OEE, SPC and other data sources; analyze data to suggest improvements.
Ø Update and maintain Process and Production Data collection systems (SAP and other Database systems). Drive standardization of process operation conditions and reduce process and measurement variability. Utilize Lean/Six-Sigma techniques to drive improvement into our processes and projects.
Ø Conduct and use MOC process to document and control process changes. Generate and revise operating procedures and contribute to operator training programs.
Ø Develop and drive production cost improvement initiatives. Learn and improve process control systems. Lead and contribute to capital and non-capital improvement projects throughout the site.
Ø Demonstrate project management skills, include Stage-Gate process.
Ø Develop and implement process and behavioral safety improvement projects. Guide and participate in quality and process upset investigations including root cause analysis.
Ø Develop and implement improvements in the quality control process and system.
Ø Support optimal performance of multiple production processes.
Ø Support continuous improvement in plant operations as needed for process and production issues.
Ø Participate during Process Hazard Analyses and in Reliability Improvement Teams.
Ø Support PSM and ISO 9001 Management Systems.
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS
v Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with a minimum of 5 years of manufacturing or power plant engineering experience. Chemical manufacturing experience preferred.
v Strong technical understanding and problem-solving skills.
v Planning capacity for coordination of multidisciplinary work.
v Strong interpersonal skills; able to work well and communicate in a timely manner with staff at all company levels.
v Strong technical IT knowledge with CMMS system experience, preferably SAP.
v Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings (P&ID, PFD, and Isometrics).
