Process Engineer

POSITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with all capital and major maintenance projects.
• Observes, analyzes and documents existing production processes and recommends design changes as needed.
• Carries out engineering activities as required to improve manufacturing operations, quality control, process control, safety, yields and pollution control.
• Ensure equipment and processes comply with all codes and regulations.
• Helps to develop and support practical and affordable engineering solutions for production problems and bottlenecks.
• Helps to establish and monitor compliance with engineering policies/ procedures for installation, modification, testing, and operation of new as well as existing equipment.
• Supervises major installations. Tests newly installed machines and equipment to ensure fulfillment of contract specifications.
• Supervises outside contractors and employees involved in construction projects.
• Observes, analyzes, and documents various plant activities to determine and support "best practice" efforts.
• Responsible for periodic auditing of all assets to ensure that they properly run and are maintained.
• Leads continuous improvement process in all areas of plant operations. Develops technical improvements to improve recoveries.
• Manage the company Continuous Improvement Program.
• Develop and direct projects to improve process efficiency, throughput, and reduce conversion cost.
• Track performance versus budgeted cost savings goals.
• Utilizes production data captured to prioritize process improvements in efficiency.
• Provides data and analytic information and coaching to the teams and individuals who will drive the delivery of improvements.
• Registers, tracks and logs policies & procedures that pertain to production requirements.
• Ensures that the effectiveness of controls are monitored and/or frequently tested.
• Supports the full embedment of processes, including Key Performance Indicators (KPI) defined by the Business.
• Challenges existing processes to identify improvement opportunities using benchmarks and external best practices.
• Other duties assigned by management.