Process Engineer

Tronox; Medina Province; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Tronox is seeking a production/chemical engineer to coordinate daily technical support and drive sustainable process improvements. You will optimize production workflows, maintain mass balancing, and manage data and reports to enhance quality, safety, and efficiency.

Collaboration across cross-functional teams is essential. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering or equivalent, with experience in process design, SPC, and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent knowledge/qualification).
• Experience managing production data, reports, and process improvements.
• Capable of coordinating small capital projects and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical direction to production through troubleshooting and monitoring process efficiency and quality.
• Handles production/process/metallurgical accounting and daily/weekly/monthly reporting.
• Manages improvements or small capital projects and tracks progress.
• Maintains mass balancing and reconciliation processes.
• Maintains production data and databases; analyzes anomalies in instrumentation.
• Uses data recording, trending, analysis, and interpretation to improve OEE levers.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Mass balancing

PFDs & P&IDs

Process design

SPC

OEE optimization

Data analysis

Capital projects

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

SPC software

Gantt charts

Job description

Tronox is the world’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment and other materials that add brightness and durability to products you encounter every day. We are 5,700 people strong, located across six continents and unified by a strong set of values that guide us in our work. At our mines and manufacturing plants, labs and offices, we responsibly transform the earth’s resources into products and opportunities that enhance lives. Our vision is to shape a sustainable, thriving world through enriched and refined minerals.

Role Definition

Coordinates daily technical support and short-term technical improvement in support of SQLCST. Responsible for optimizing and designing processes to improve efficiency, safety, and product quality sustainably by analyzing production workflows, identify bottlenecks, and implement technical solutions to reduce costs and enhance throughput. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, they ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent knowledge/qualification).

Responsibilities

• Provides technical direction to the production department on a daily basis by general “trouble shooting”, monitoring process efficiency and product quality and identifying process improvements.
• Takes the responsibility for all aspects of production/process/metallurgical accounting - completing daily/weekly/monthly reports and interpreting data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Manages/coordinates improvements or small capital projects.
• Sound knowledge of mass balancing and reconciliation processes
• Responsible for rigorous maintenance and management of production data and databases.
• Identifies any anomalies with the operation and maintenance of process control instrumentation and coordinates remedies as required.
• Competent in data recording, trending, analysis, and interpretation - focuses on improving all OEE levers.

Core Competencies & Technical Skills

• Chemical & Production Engineering: Sound knowledge of chemical processing principles, mass balancing, reconciliation processes, and utilizing technical/analytical tools in engineering studies.
• Process Design & Equipment: Understanding of process equipment selection, PFDs, P&IDs, heat & material balance calculations, and operational startup/shutdown procedures.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC): Competent in data recording, trending, analysis, interpretation, and using SPC software to optimize OEE levers.
• Process Safety Management (PSM): Knowledge of process safety information, participating in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and managing Management of Change (MOC) requests.
• Operations Change Control: Ability to evaluate, plan, and manage equipment/technology changes within operational environments while assessing potential risks.
• Incident & Accident Investigation: Knowledge of investigation tools, root-cause analysis, and recommending corrective safety actions.
• Data & Project Management: Hands-on experience in production database management, troubleshooting operational anomalies, and assisting in small capital project planning (Gantt charts, scheduling, and tracking).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.