Overview
Senior Process Engineer
Department: Operations and Maintenance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Hope Cement Works, Derbyshire
Reporting To: Stephen Kearsey
Responsibilities
- Team management: Personal Development Plans, KPIs, targets, incentives, action plans
- Process Optimisation: Evaluate and optimise the manufacturing processes involved in cement production, including raw material preparation, grinding, pyroprocessing, and cement grinding.
- Troubleshooting and Problem-solving: Identify and resolve operational issues and process inefficiencies, utilising analytical techniques and engineering principles to achieve optimal performance and minimise downtime.
- Process Monitoring: Monitor and analyse key process and quality parameters, such as temperature, pressure, flow rates and chemical composition, to ensure adherence to quality standards and troubleshoot abnormalities promptly.
- Process Improvement: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement process improvement initiatives, such as optimising energy consumption, reducing emissions, and enhancing productivity.
- Safety and Environmental Compliance: Ensure compliance with safety regulations, environmental standards, and other relevant legal requirements. Identify and implement measures to mitigate potential risks and improve environmental performance.
- Equipment and Technology Evaluation: Evaluate existing equipment and technologies and recommend improvements, upgrades or replacements projects to enhance process efficiency and productivity.
- Documentation and Reporting: Prepare technical reports, maintain accurate documentation of processes, procedures and projects. Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Training and Development: Provide technical training and support to plant operators, promoting a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Degree in Chemical & Process Engineering (or related)
- NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent)
- Proven experience in cement industry or heavy industry
- Experience supervising technical teams
- Knowledge and experience of high level control systems and use to optimise running plant
- Technical understanding of pyroprocessing and combustion
- Energy management knowledge and experience (i.e. KPI monitoring and associated improvement plans/projects)
- Good knowledge of process control methods and statistical troubleshooting methods
Benefits
- Company Pension
- Bonus scheme
- Discount Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoptions Scheme
- Free on-site Parking
- Gym Access
- Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
- Life Assurance
- Share Save Scheme
- Volunteering Policy
- Subsidised canteen
- Holiday buy scheme
- Share Save Scheme
- Employee discount schemes
- Digital GP