Engineer, Process

About the role

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, guided by the purpose of Feeding the Future. Our culture of care and core values—safety first, integrity, strength in unity, and excellence—drive our operations and commitment to our stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Promote a strong safety culture through active participation in site safety, environmental, and process safety programs.
• Provide technical leadership in process safety activities, including PHAs, MOCs, PSSRs, SIL reviews, RCAs, and TapRoot investigations.
• Deliver engineering analyses, process modeling, troubleshooting, and risk-based recommendations to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Maintain process design documentation and engineering standards, including P&IDs, relief systems, equipment records, and operational limits.
• Monitor and analyze process performance data to identify opportunities for optimization, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.
• Support operations by resolving plant upsets, investigating production issues, and developing long-term debottleneck and improvement strategies.
• Lead and support projects, outages, maintenance activities, and capital investments, including catalyst change-outs, exchanger cleaning, and equipment upgrades.
• Develop and evaluate process design alternatives for Utilities, Ammonia, and Urea systems.
• Contribute to budget planning, cost performance analysis, and equipment lifecycle management.
• Support the development and review of operating procedures while providing technical guidance to operations and maintenance teams.
• Build technical capability through mentoring, training, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively to stakeholders, balancing confidence with sound risk awareness.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering is required.
• 5+ years of experience in chemical processing is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in product/process development, laboratory techniques, pilot plant equipment operations, and identification of opportunities for improvements.
• Firm foundation in chemistry and mathematics.
• Experience/knowledge in the agricultural chemical manufacturing business is preferred, but not required.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this role in Kennewick, Washington is between $95,700 - $150,370 USD/year. Nutrien provides an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, life insurance, disability coverage, and retirement savings. Additional benefits include paid vacation, sick days, holidays, personal and parental leave, and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer.