Description
Areas of responsibility will include, but are not limited to the following:
- Monitoring and troubleshooting operating conditions, production rate, quality and yield.
- Proposing modifications to the process that improve plant performance.
- Ensuring correct design and installation of new equipment.
- Executing special process studies, capital projects, and process safety projects.
- Mentoring less-experienced engineers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitor process conditions for opportunities to improve safety, productivity, quality, and cost and ensure stable operations by minimization of downtime events
- Interface with production supervision and operators to ensure the accuracy of collected data and support troubleshooting during process upsets
- Seek out innovative solutions to existing process problems.
- Propose modifications to existing processes and execute the Management of Change (MOC's) process where applicable.
- Update P&IDs and process safety information (PSI) records.
- Lead problem solving exercises by utilization of root cause analysis tools and identification of corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead PSSR teams and participate on HAZOP teams and PHA revalidation exercises.
- Scope and execute safety compliance actions items including MOC actions, PHA revalidation recommendations and actions, and any other PSM/RMP audit or compliance related actions.
- Design new vessels, equipment, piping and containment or evaluate existing installations.
- Request quotes from vendors for new or replacement vessels, equipment, etc.
- Scope and execute medium-sized capital projects.
- Schedule project work to minimize the impact on production.
- Coordinate the production portion of new product projects and plant trials as required.
- Prepare environmental reports.
- Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, safety incidents investigations and implementation of corrective actions, committees, teams and by conducting safety audits and safe work permit audits.
- Develop a functional knowledge of the plant process computer control systems sufficient to retrieve data and troubleshoot process problems.
- Work with Engineering, Maintenance and Technical as necessary to complete assigned projects.
- Lead cross functional/site teams as assigned.
Education
Bachelors of Chemical Engineering (preferred)
Bachelors of Engineering (required)
Experience
8 years: In a production or engineering role within a chemical processing facility. (preferred)
MS PowerPoint (required)MS Word (required)MS Outlook (required)MS Excel (required)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.
Sep 27, 2024