Process Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
2 weeks ago
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Key skills
Chemical EngineeringProcess EngineeringData AnalysisStatistical Process Control (SPC)Statistical Quality Control (SQC)Failure AnalysisCorrectivePreventative Action (CAPA)Root Cause Problem SolvingManagement of Change (MOC)InvestigationISO9001Manufacturing Practice (GMP)Chemical Reaction KnowledgeBatch PolymerizationOligomerization ReactionsEsterificationTrans-EsterificationHydrolysis ReactionsVacuum DryersPowder HandlingPackagingProblem SolvingSales
About this role
Kelly Engineering is seeking a Process Engineer to join one of their leading clients in the Chemical Manufacturing industry. The Process Engineer will monitor and improve production processes, conduct investigations into production issues, and collaborate with various departments to implement necessary improvements.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and improve performance of Production Processes related to the Production Unit (Up to 4 Production Processes)
- Interpret, be taught, and quickly learn Reaction Chemistry. All Production Processes start with some sort of Reaction Chemistry
- Identify production related issues and generate appropriate continuous improvements
- Collect, interpret, analyze, and correlate data for troubleshooting with productivity issues, quality issues, equipment issues, etc
- Define and implement the necessary improvements based findings
- Conduct an Investigation (Customer Complaints, Off-Spec Production, Equipment Failures, Production Process Upsets, etc.)
- Manage Process Improvement Projects
- Correlate Final Product Quality to Production Processing Data
- Track Production Yields and Perform Mass Balances
- Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Quality Control (SQC) tools
- Collaborate with various departments / stakeholders (Quality, Production Operators/Supervisors, Management, Warehouse, Maintenance, Sales, etc)
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required
- Minimum 2 years of Process/Chemical Engineering experience
- Strong knowledge/experience in Data Analysis, SPC, SQC
- Experience with Failure Analysis and Corrective/Preventative action
- Bachelors in Chemical Engineering
- 3+ Years Manufacturing Experience in an Engineering Role
- 3+ Years Experience of root cause problem solving
- Ability to conduct Investigations (Customer Complaints, Off-Spec Production, Equipment Failures, Production Process Upsets, etc.)
- Ability to be taught and quickly learn common Unit Operations used in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry
- Experience with MOC/CAPA process
- ISO9001 / EFfCI / GMP Production Experience
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)/ Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
- Experience with chemical reactions, vacuum dryers, and powder handling/packaging operations
- Working experience and/or knowledge of the following Reaction Chemistries: Batch Polymerizations / Oligomerization Reactions (Bulk, Emulsion, Free-Radical, Nucleophilic Substitution)
- Esterification and Trans-Esterification Hydrolysis Reactions