Senior Chemical Engineer - Manufacturing

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Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze manufacturing data to identify enhancements to quality, reliability, cycle time, cost reduction, and yield.
• Assist with the design, construction and start-up of new or improved production equipment.
• Lead the implementation of small capital projects related to process improvement.
• Partner with R&D to roll out product scale up and new product information in the manufacturing units.
• Support manufacturing to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.
• Investigate production quality issues to identify root cause and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Work closely with manufacturing to develop, coordinate and implement technical training for employees.
• Promote and nurture a positive and safe culture.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years experience as an engineer; preferably with a background in production/process area of chemical products
• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering
• Familiar with the following large-scale batch processing:
  • Esterification reactions
  • Neutralization
  • Washing
  • Distillation
  • Steam Stripping
  • Filtration
  • Pastillation
• Experience in Rockwell Automation or similar PLC experience
• Experience with continuous improvement
• Experience in Process Safety Management
• Six Sigma training