Production Engineer

About the role

We are currently seeking a Production Engineer for our manufacturing site in Borger, Texas. This person will be a member of the operations team responsible for safe, reliable, & cost‑effective operations. The engineer will work on the optimization of unit operations and small/medium projects, support improvements in HSE, Quality, Production, and Cost performance, and lead efforts to improve reliability and support Operational Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Providing process engineering assistance to troubleshoot operational problems, minimize unit interruptions, and maximize capacity utilization.
• Monitor the day‑to‑day performance of the unit.
• Develop, propose, implement and/or follow up on process and facility improvements involved in ongoing operations (variable cost, productivity, quality, HSE, reliability, maintenance…).
• Coordinate the activities related to the identification, monitoring and control of key process parameters.
• Interact with unit operators for troubleshooting and as needed to accomplish safe production goals.
• Develop ways to increase product yields, OEE and reduce variable costs while maintaining the needed Quality and HSE standards.
• Develop and implement Lean, Six Sigma, and SPC tools to enhance production quality reliability and On Aim Quality.
• Lead the internal investigation team in front of a customer complaint – or internally detected anomaly – related to product quality and prepare the related report.
• Support the preparation and successful occurrence of customer audits.
• Coordinate the recovery/reworking of off‑spec production.
• Actively participate in new product industrialization trials.
• Contribute to the development of preventative maintenance plans.

Requirements

• BS degree in Chemical Engineering
• 3‑5 years of experience in manufacturing process

Qualifications

• Experience with polymer processing technologies (plus)
• Experience with simulation tools (ASPEN) (plus)

Skills

• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Able to work independently and effectively with both external customers and globally based internal team
• Good communication skills
• Ability to influence
• Good understanding of product quality requirements and customer’s needs

Benefits

• 16 or more weeks of maternity/paternity and co‑parenting leave (according to local regulations)
• Training platform for all employees
• Free well‑being sessions (physical and psychological)
• Opportunities for growth and learning
• Encouraging a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that values and respects individual differences and backgrounds

Pay

The U.S. annual base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this new hire is $88,480 to $110,600. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of