Process Engineer - Night Shift

About the role

THIS IS A 12 HOUR NIGHT SHIFT ROTATING POSITION WORKING 2PM - 2AM

Responsibilities

• Become an expert on the process and equipment to successfully lead and implement process improvements
• Develop conceptual strategies, processing schemes, feasibility studies, PFD’s, and detailed scopes of work
• Identify and implement projects to increase safety, reduce product cost, improve product quality, improve yield, and reduce material usage
• Work on several different projects and be able to prioritize these projects
• Works with contractors and project teams on the buildout and expansion of the facility while demonstrating confidence in voicing concerns and driving the project team to deliver a usable product for the end internal customer
• Assists in developing control strategy and instrument process design, including emergency and shutdown procedures, instrument specification sheets, control ranges, alarm points, and automation strategy
• Authors, updates, reviews, and approves area procedures and master batch records to ensure accurate content and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices
• Designs studies, implements experiments and performs data analysis
• Writes study proposals, progress reports, development reports, and various technical memo’s
• Evaluates new technologies to improve the commercial production process
• Supports scale-up activities from R&D to production
• Supports the assurance of a robust manufacturing process for the current registered process as experience is gained post-launch
• Acts as an effective change agent
• Acts as a key player for the expansion of projects as needed to increase the scale of manufacture
• Investigate deviations from standards of the manufacturing process using effective root cause analysis tools. Recommending and implementing effective corrective and preventative actions
• Generate, evaluate, and implement innovative and creative solutions
• Assist as subject matter expert for technical projects
• Capable of generating a project scope and cost plan to effectively draft a capital request
• Develop product and process knowledge in multiple process train areas
• Contribute and draft equipment URS development and retrofit
• Participate in equipment FAT’s, SAT’s, IQ, OQ, PQ as necessary
• Participate in Quality Risk Assessments and process hazards analysis activities
• Provide training to operators on process and documentation changes

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or other related technical discipline with direct chemical processing experience preferably in a pharmaceutical production environment
• 1-2 years experience preferably in a pharmaceutical production environment or GMP regulated environment
• Ability to read P&ID’s, Process Flow Diagrams, and perform mass and energy balances
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are essential
• Displays a high desire to learn while recognizing one's own limitations
• Able to demonstrate technical capabilities using logical thought processes to analyze information and draw conclusions

Qualifications

• High temperature and high-pressure applications
• Experience with pressure filter dryer technology
• Experience with root cause investigations
• Leverage of Lean certification or experience with lean concepts
• Experience with Minitab and/or Trackwise