Process Engineer

About the role

Croda is seeking a Process Engineer to join the Atlas Point team. The Process Engineer will be responsible for technical support in the manufacturing of ethylene oxide from ethanol, focusing on process improvement, safety enhancement, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering technical support for ethylene oxide manufacturing including continuous improvement of process, process safety, process monitoring & control, product quality, optimization, cost reduction and energy consumption.
• Participate in hazard studies for the area working closely with Site Process Safety Expert to ensure compliance with all OSHA PSM and CRODA corporate requirements.
• Responsible for management of all process changes per site procedure.
• Perform all duties within the Company’s safety, health & environmental regulations.
• Advise, teach, and mentor chemical plant supervisors and operators.
• Contribute technical expertise for areas of Process Safety Management and Risk Management Program.
• Resolve hazard study actions per agreed timelines.
• Maintain area Basis of Safety, Process and Safe Operating Limits documents.
• Participate in incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Support capital project work for area through process design, execution, and start-up phases.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering discipline
• 5+ years of process engineering experience in continuous processing of hazardous chemicals.
• Strong knowledge of process control and simulation, catalytic reactions, unit operations including distillation etc., and OSHA PSM preferred.
• Hands-on experience in an industrial environment preferred.

Skills & Capabilities

• Process simulation (Aspen, APC)
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• SAP
• Lean Manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

• Aspen, APC, Six Sigma Green Belt, SAP and Lean Manufacturing preferred.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Process Improvement
• Troubleshoot Process performance – Resolve problems and issues that occur in daily manufacturing routine.
• Resolve systemic issues providing short, medium and long-term solutions.
• Devise appropriate process control schemes and operating procedures to operate safely with higher quality and throughput.
• Perform technical / process calculations associated with physical chemistry principles, unit operations and applications.
• Reduce unit operating cost through utilities, energy and waste reduction initiatives.
• Advise, teach, and mentor chemical plant supervisors and operators.
• Safety Improvement
• Contribute technical expertise for areas of Process Safety Management and Risk Management Program.
• Resolve hazard study actions per agreed timelines.
• Maintain area Basis of Safety, Process and Safe Operating Limits documents.
• Participate in incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Participate in hazard studies per Croda corporate policies and procedures.
• Improve Safety of Manufacturing Operation through observation and recommendation to management.
• Author, train on, update work instructions and equipment operating procedures.
• Project Work
• Perform engineering calculations as may be required by various functions (for example, Manufacturing, engineering, environmental, process development, energy, sustainability and quality assurance).
• Interface with maintenance and engineering to provide input to reliability efforts and capital projects to improve operation and lower costs.
• Support capital project work for area through process design, execution, and start-up phases.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package including:
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, available immediately.
• Generous PTO
• 401K Match
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short and long term disability
• Paid Holidays

Additional Information

• If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process, please email jobs@croda.com.
• Croda recognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce are directly linked to our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company.