Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer provides day-to-day technical support to the manufacturing operations to enable the department to meet planned objectives related to safety, environmental, quality, production and cost. Manufacturing Engineers are primarily responsible for assisting the manufacturing team in solving operational problems, participating in HAZOPs, weekend duty/trial support, and optimizing unit processes/operations. This is a salaried exempt, day shift position. It is classified as a Safety Critical role.<br><br><strong>Key activities include:</strong><br><ul><li>to INEOS Pigments' 20 principles of process and Behavioral Safety and Life Saving Rules</li><li>responsibility is to work with Operators and other functional groups to optimize plant operations and drive continuous improvement consistent with Unit goals and Company strategy</li><li>performance vs target, investigates deviations and implements solutions in a timely manner</li><li>other resources to troubleshoot production issues and work toward resolution in a collaborative and effective manner</li><li>compliance with main work processes, evaluates and improves existing processes and develops new processes as necessary</li><li>reasons for downtime/failures, assists in the identification of root causes and development/implementation of technical solutions</li><li>all trial activity with T&I and the operating unit</li><li>call availability to assist operations in troubleshooting, calculating releases, etc.</li><li>technical assistance for documentation governing the facility operations. Edit procedures for new processes or changes as needed</li><li>operating unit on trial teams, reliability teams, and attend HAZOP's</li><li>statistical analysis for process improvements</li><li>with unit SAP recipes</li><li>duties as assigned</li></ul><br><strong>You should possess: </strong><br><br><ul><li>Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering required; preferably in Chemical Engineering</li><li>a minimum of (1) one to (3) three years of related chemical engineering experience in a manufacturing environment</li><li>of the various unit operations including: chemical reactors, distillation, heat transfer, evaporation, drying, milling, filtration, pumping, fluid flow, material handling and support services. A background in TiCl4 and TiO2 manufacturing a plus</li><li>what Flow Diagrams and Process and Instrument Diagrams are and how they relate to process changes, upgrades and new installations</li><li>able to use analytical processes (appraise a situation, develop supporting plans, make decisions, generate innovative ideas, analyze and troubleshoot operational problems); Six Sigma training a plus</li><li>knowledge of chemical/industrial equipment function, design, and regulatory requirements and Process Safety Management and ISO systems and procedures</li><li>test methods and pilot plant philosophy</li><li>with various computer programs, specifically Microsoft Office Suite and SAP</li><li>communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of employees</li></ul><br><strong>Schedule/Hours </strong><br><br>This is a salaried, exempt position with typical work hours of 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., M - F.