Production Engineer

LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a growing organization, and they are seeking a motivated Production Engineer -
- Chemical Manufacturing | Process Safety Management (PSM) Environment to join their team. This is an outstanding opportunity for an engineer who enjoys being close to the process, solving real‑time production challenges, and driving continuous improvement in a complex, safety‑focused environment.

In this role, you will serve as a key technical partner to operations, maintenance, and cross‑functional teams, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing performance. You will be deeply involved in day‑to‑day plant support while also contributing to longer‑term process optimization and capital improvement initiatives. You must have a strong chemical engineering foundation and hands‑on experience supporting operations in a PSM‑regulated chemical manufacturing facility.

If you are energized by troubleshooting, data‑driven decision‑making, and owning process improvements from concept through execution, this role offers both visibility and impact.

• Provide hands‑on engineering support to manufacturing operations, resolving process issues that impact safety, quality, throughput, and reliability.
• Partner closely with operators and maintenance teams to sustain daily production targets and quickly address equipment or process upsets.
• Act as the engineering representative for capital projects, ensuring production needs and operational realities are built into project execution.
• Lead and support operational readiness activities related to maintenance outages and turnarounds, including coordination of safety and work planning.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory standards, including PSM requirements.
• Analyze production and process data to identify trends, uncover root causes, and implement sustainable performance improvements.
• Serve as a process owner for assigned manufacturing areas, driving continuous improvement initiatives from idea through implementation.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) activities for process modifications, temporary operations, and equipment upgrades.
• Collaborate with safety and quality teams to ensure processes are designed and operated with risk reduction and compliance in mind.
• Maintain accurate and current technical documentation following process or equipment changes.
• Contribute technical expertise to training efforts related to new equipment, process changes, or operational best practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience supporting chemical manufacturing operations within a PSM‑covered facility.
• Demonstrated hands‑on production or plant engineering experience, particularly in a continuous or batch processing environment.
• Working knowledge of GMP, process safety, and manufacturing compliance expectations.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex process issues and communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Exposure to process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar) is a plus.
• Experience with manufacturing systems, process controls, or plant data historians is beneficial.
• Strong ownership mindset, sound judgment, and the ability to operate independently while collaborating across functions.

$90,000 - $115,000 + 10% Bonus

3 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave where applicable by state law, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance Vision Insurance, 401K, and Life Insurance.

If you are a passionate Production Engineer looking for anew and rewarding career, please apply today! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity!

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