Production Engineer

About the Role

The Production Engineer acts as a technical resource for Operations personnel in the plant, applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of quality products. The Engineer is expected to interact effectively with a wide variety of teams to implement change and sustain gains.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource on the technical capability and capacity of the production plant.
• Understand the chemistry of the plant and how it operates.
• Understand key Health, Safety, and Environmental parameters, including reactive chemical concerns and process safety requirements.
• Understand customer specifications and expectations for the product.
• Assist in establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for plant operations.
• Monitor KPIs, trends, and unit performance against plant goals for personal safety, process safety, quality, and productivity.
• Track OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) of processes to support productivity improvement.
• Take action to resolve performance gaps with other engineers.
• Encourage plant personnel to effectively change behaviors when performance is not meeting expectations.
• Complete small improvement projects when required.
• Improve and update documentation, including learning resources and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Provide knowledge transfer to operators and ensure it is being used.
• Drive a culture of "Do It Safe, Do It Right the First Time."
• Successfully complete required trainings.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and written in English.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering
• Knowledge in process or production engineering.
• Project engineering knowledge a plus.
• Experience working with highly hazardous chemicals at a manufacturing facility.
• Experience establishing, tracking, and driving gap closure with KPIs or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of PLC and Process Automation control systems.
• 5S and Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Process hazard analysis training; LOPA and HAZOP.
• Root cause investigation training and methodology.
• Ability to learn technical chemical processes quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to effectively work with team mates in Maintenance, R&D, Process Development, Engineering, Quality, and HSE.
• Improvement project or capital project experience.
• Methodical data-based problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to multitask.
• Self-starter with the ability to perform well under pressure and changing priorities.
• Ability to communicate concisely and effectively in written and verbal formats with stakeholders at multiple levels.

Qualifications

• Knowledge in process or production engineering.
• Project engineering knowledge a plus.
• Experience working with highly hazardous chemicals at a manufacturing facility.
• Experience establishing, tracking and driving gap closure with KPIs (Key Performance Metrics) or equivalent.
• Experience with Northwest Analytics (NWA) process analytical software.
• Working knowledge of PLC and Process Automation control systems.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification or equivalent knowledge.
• 5S and Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Process hazard analysis training; LOPA and HAZOP.
• Root cause investigation training and methodology.
• Ability to learn technical chemical processes quickly.
• Ability to effectively work with team mates in Maintenance, R&D, Process Development, Engineering, Quality and HSE.
• Improvement project or capital project experience.
• Methodical data-based problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to multitask.
• Self-starter with the ability to perform well under pressure and changing priorities.
• Ability to communicate concisely and effectively in written and verbal formats with stakeholders at multiple levels.