Senior Production Chemical Engineer

Job Description

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Production Chemical Engineer for our chemical manufacturing client. This is an in-office position located in the Port Arthur area with up to 10% domestic travel as necessary.    Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

·       Base salary of $135k - $165k DOE plus bonus opportunity and excellent benefits

·       Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and 10+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment

·     5+ years experience in distillation and batch processing required

·       Strong Process and project design experience required

The Senior Production Engineer role oversees operation of distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors, acts as a technical resource for operations personnel, applies technical skills to optimize plant operations.

Role Responsibilities:

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• Leading the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
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• Understanding and working with plant utilities.
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• Working with Plant Management to provide data and chemical engineering support for specific product campaigns.
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• Working closely with Technical Advising and plant personnel to optimize operations and meet plant goals.
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• Work closely with QA personnel to ensure that all product specifications are met.
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• Assist the Engineering Department in developing cost effective projects to optimize production.
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• Develop procedures for items already in production or to be produced in the future.
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• Troubleshooting plant operations when actual operations do not meet the expected results.
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• Generating reports that detail including mass balances, process data analysis and de-bottlenecking proposals.
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• Developing and maintaining specific schedules to meet production demand.
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• Ensuring projects are running efficiently by working with plant personnel, technical advisors and data analysis.
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• Actively participating with operators in the field to help identify process and HSEQ improvements.
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• Communicating technical information and issues to plant personnel at all levels within the organization, when needed
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• Lead process improvement meetings with plant personnel for the main projects.
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• Lead project planning meetings to discuss all items related to the project execution.
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Requirements:

·      Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and 10+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment

·      5+ years experience in distillation and batch processing required

·      Strong process and project design experience required

·      Honeywell Experion and MS Project experience preferred

·      Have or ability to obtain TWIC Card