Process Engineer

Process Engineer Opportunity

One of the world's leading providers of specialty chemicals is seeking a Process Engineer for their state-of-the-art plant near Olympia WA. Olympia is the State Capital and largest city of Thurston County. It is 60 miles southwest of the state's most populous city, Seattle, and is a cultural center of the southern Puget Sound region.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in facility EH&S excellence initiatives
• Support facility drive to a Reliability Centered Culture.
• Monitor plant performance and proactively respond to deviations
• Actively engage with operators and maintenance team to assist with troubleshooting and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Gather and analyze data to ensure that production meets the business plan
• Support improvements in operability, process control, operating discipline, and equipment optimization. Identify and execute improvement projects.
• Lead Root Cause Investigations of process upsets.
• Manage capital projects, engage with contractors and equipment suppliers

Qualifications:

• B.S. Chemical Engineering or another engineering field with appropriate experience
• 2+ years of engineering experience in a chemical or related manufacturing environment
• Experience in a Continuous processing environment (refining, reaction, distillation)
• Ability to effectively manage both daily process support and long-term projects
• Experience identifying, troubleshooting, and solving processing problems
• Experience executing process improvement and capital projects
• Basic knowledge of DCS is a plus

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Relocation assistance is available.