Process Engineer

Overview

My long time client in the Peoria, IL area seeks a Process Engineer. This is a dynamic global organization that is doing well and growing!

EXPERIENCE:

BS Chemical Engineer with at least 2 years of experience from plant environment in the Chemical Process, Grain, Plastics or related process industries. This is a hands on in-plant role doing process improvement with other duties involving EH&S, Maintenance/Utilities, Design and Safety.

The Process Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the common manufacturing systems support the manufacturing process to meet compliance requirements, production requirements and production schedule goals to enhance the manufacturing production of PVC Resin in a fast-paced environment. The position is located at the Peoria area IL facility.

• Develop programs, procedures and practices to encourage employees to work safely in an environmentally responsible manner to achieve quality results at acceptable cost levels. Accountable for personal safety performance and responsible for providing EHS leadership for the plant. Work with EHS Supervision and others to ensure safe operation of the process and compliance with established procedures.
• Process Engineer responsibilities are to determine the optimum process and equipment conditions to meet resin production requirements and coordinate with operations personnel.
• Working with the Maintenance & Utilities Manager and maintenance group, define and coordinate maintenance requirements for equipment, within schedule and cost constraints. Determine Safety Critical Equipment Priorities, Preventative Maintenance needs and identify ISO Quality Critical equipment.
• Under established guidelines for recipe adjustments control process recipes and document changes thru MOC and other means. Troubleshoot changes to determine root cause. Determine and establish process conditions that optimize productivity, cost and quality constraints in an environmentally sound and safe manner. Track the conditions daily, communicate changes appropriately. Responsible and accountable for SAP process related information for the process. Information includes run rates, recipes, line events, inventory and campaign management.
• Troubleshoot quality and production problems, to support customer activities related to products produced on the process equipment.
• Collect, analyze, and report process performance data to enhance troubleshooting, quality improvements and cost controls.
• Monitors and supervises the daily activities of operations personnel to ensure that activities are completed efficiently while maintaining safety and environmental compliance.
• Works with operations personnel to address concerns. Facilitates communication between team members. Provides support and guidance as needed to foster a healthy and productive working environment.
• Working with the Training Coordinator, maintain and approve operating procedures. Ensure that what is written is followed in the process and assist in efforts to maintain fully certified operating staff.
• Implements changes in process equipment or procedures as needed and uses the MOC process effectively to communicate changes to the process.
• Determine capital improvement needs for the process and initiate processes for budgeting and approval of same. Write CAR s for process as needed or provide input to person generating the CAR, provide technical assistance during design, procurement and installation phases. Provide start-up review (PSSR’s) and operation support.
• Coordinate Manufacturing Authorization (MA) for projects/procedures, as directed.
• Maintain ISO job requirements for the process and ensure compliance to ISO standards and manuals.
• Provide guidance for all PSM Elements related to process control elements.

• B.S. degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering discipline
• 3-5 years of Process Engineering Support or Engineering Design preferred
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Ability to read, interpret and create documents such as safety procedures, regulatory standards, P& s, operating and maintenance procedures/ manuals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to speak effectively before groups of associates.
• Strong organizational and computer skills. Experience navigating SAP and other operations related applications is preferred.
• Ability to communicate with personnel at all levels within the organization, and external contacts as needed.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering standards and manufacturing related policies.