Process Engineer II - Muscatine, Iowa

Process Engineer II - Muscatine, Iowa

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If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

The Process Engineer II in Muscatine, Iowa’s A-unit site provides technical expertise to a chemical manufacturing process including tactical and strategic direction to support manufacturing operations. The position will ensure the safe, efficient, productive, and environmentally sound manufacturing of products.

The primary responsibilities of this role, Process Engineer II, are to:

• Make tactical decisions and set a long‑term direction to achieve area performance goals related to safety, quality, waste minimization, capacity, reliability, and operability;
• Coordinate with corporate and site production planners on production timing, strategy, and raw material availability;
• Assist plant management in evaluating and achieving key performance indicators related to safety, quality, waste minimization, capacity, reliability, and operability;
• Investigate plant performance issues related to safety, quality, environmental impact, capacity, reliability, and operability, leading to a proposal and implementation of sound technical solutions;
• Serve as process expert and plant representative for design, construction and implementation of investment projects – interfacing with technical professionals from other disciplines (e.g. PCT, project engineering, environmental and utility services operations, and process development);
• Create, maintain, and develop standards for plant operating documentation (e.g. standard operating procedures, process descriptions, material and energy balances, P&IDs, and operating data collection and retrieval);
• Provide leadership to multi‑disciplinary optimization and reliability teams across sites; assist with the development of continuous improvement goals, resource prioritization, and communication of financial or other performance metrics;
• Serve as a process expert for HAZOP and other Process Hazard Analyses techniques; support the timely resolution of identified process safety risks;
• Propose designs and execute plant trials directed at enhancing plant performance;
• Provide training and mentoring to develop other engineers;
• Serve as manufacturing representative on Technical Core Team for assigned processes; hold responsibilities associated with maintaining the Process Management File; approve process changes and deviations from established operating limits;
• Support adherence to procedures, guidelines, design standards, and technologies across the Site as a subject‑matter expert; lead or represent Site on corporate teams;
• Foster experience exchange and promote knowledge transfer with other Plant Engineers. Promote continued development of self and area personnel through peer coaching and providing constructive feedback;
• Support Site and Area Production System improvements, One PSS, DSO.

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering.

• At least two years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment;
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly express ideas and information, orally and/or written, across all levels of the organization;
• Ability to accurately analyze complex problems and then identify and execute corrective measures;
• Self‑motivated and able to work independently or in a team environment.

Posting Available until March 25, 2026.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $76,954.40 – $. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental,…