Senior Engineer

About the role

Are you an experienced chemical engineering professional who enjoys solving complex process challenges and improving plant performance? Do you thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments where safety, reliability, and continuous improvement are critical to success?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Manufacturing Team at a client site in Bessemer City, NC. In this impactful role, you'll work closely with manufacturing, EHS, commercial, and R&D teams to maintain safe and stable production operations while leading process improvement initiatives that enhance reliability, efficiency, capacity, and overall plant performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of complex process engineering solutions that support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations
• Provide expert consultation and resolve complex production, process, and operational challenges to improve plant performance, reliability, quality, and capacity
• Lead process safety initiatives, including MOC activities, PHA participation, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation
• Analyze process and asset performance data to identify opportunities for safety, reliability, yield, and operational efficiency improvements
• Support capital projects, plant start-ups, and process improvement initiatives while collaborating with manufacturing, EHS, commercial, and R&D teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering required
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience required
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• Knowledge of the respective engineering discipline with a proven ability to solve complex manufacturing and production challenges
• Advanced knowledge of process safety principles, including PHA, LOPA, MOC programs, EHS procedures, and environmental regulations governing plant operations
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, process improvement initiatives, and Process Safety Management (PSM) environments preferred
• Proficiency with process control systems, including DCS and PLC platforms, and experience troubleshooting complex operating systems
• Strong understanding of P&ID development, mass and energy balances, process calculations, and equipment sizing for industrial process systems
• Experience supporting capital projects, project management activities, and facility improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles and data-driven approaches to improving operational performance
• Advanced proficiency with engineering, computational, and modeling software (Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.)
• Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; persuasive and articulate in all settings

Benefits

• Make a direct impact on the safety, reliability, and efficiency of a critical manufacturing operation
• Solve real-world production challenges while advancing process improvements that drive measurable results
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams focused on operational excellence, process optimization, and continuous improvement

Pay

Salary Range $135,000 - $155,000. Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.