Accountable for providing line process operating support to ensure the achievement of production goals. 

• Identify and lead Continuous Improvement Projects with emphasis on manufacturing cost reduction, capacity improvements/cycle time reductions, energy and waste reduction, and process reliability
• Develop preliminary scope for new projects with including cost-benefit analysis
• Work with plant operating personnel to troubleshoot plant operation issues
• Prepare new, or modify existing Plant Operating Procedures that accurately reflect process changes and process improvement
• Provide process-engineering expertise in RCA, PHA, MOC activities
• Extensive experience with chemical process equipment - reactors, distillation, extraction, pumps, piping, valves, heat exchanger, etc.
• Strong experience with Batch reaction, distillation, filters, heat exchangers, DCS programming, working knowledge of regulatory practices (PSM, DOT, EPA, etc.)
• Maintain/Create process information including Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s), Mass and Energy Balances
• Participate in plant shutdown, startup, and turnaround assistance
• Troubleshoots process/ production issues
• Provides Operations Supervisor’s first line of support for solving process management issues

Required Skills: 

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering required
• 2-5+ years of experience in process, production and/or manufacturing engineering within the petrochemical industrial manufacturing environments