Covia Energy, a leading provider of proppant to the oil and gas industry with a differentiated footprint of low-cost, logistically advantaged mining and terminal assets serving all major U.S. shale basins, is seeking an Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer, to be based out of the company’s Kermit, TX. facility. Covia Energy is in the process of separating into a standalone company from Covia Corp., which will focus on industrial silica applications.

As a CI Engineer, this position will support an operating environment that embraces the continuous improvement process, implementing and maintaining systems, driving productivity improvements as well as leading, coaching, motivating, and engaging the work teams to accomplish operational objectives.

The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Working with sites to support Covia’s Operations Management System with objectives that include:
  • Improving work effectiveness and efficiencies
  • Providing the tools and approaches needed by teams to deliver
  • Assisting to identify systems to support debottlenecking and loss prevention
• Assisting the plant in developing and supporting a portfolio of Continuous Improvement (CI) projects for areas of safety, productivity, energy, and growth.
• Continually evaluate personnel and work processes with continuous improvement as the objective.
• Identify novel concepts and approaches directed toward improving Operations optimization processes.
• Facilitate local workshops to generate involvement for problem solving and idea generation at all levels throughout the Organization including front line workers.
• Provide lean manufacturing training to front line and supervisory staff at the plant.
• Ensure all plant personnel receive thorough training on existing processes and are upgrades on new systems as required.
• Build and foster a strong culture of personal and process safety across the organization.

• Maintain technical skills by utilizing available training resources.
• Collaborate with cross functional and interdependent departments as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Management, Engineering, or Science from an accredited college or university, required
• Prefer 1-2 years of work experience in either Lean Manufacturing and/or mining experience focusing on Production, Maintenance, and Energy initiatives.
• Ability to train plant employees in problem solving techniques to deliver results.
• Self-motivated to resolve challenges and circumvent obstacles
• Openly discuss opportunities to improve the performance of the business
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, ability to solve complex problems, ability to innovate, and a strategic business perspective and financial acumen

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

Covia Energy is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workforce. We provide equal employment opportunities based on work-related factors without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status. We offer competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a comprehensive range of benefits.

This job description reflects the principal functions of the role and may not cover all work requirements. Additional tasks may be assigned as needed to meet exceptional conditions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.