Catalyst Production Engineer

Future Manager World; South Carolina; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical manufacturer located in South Carolina is seeking a highly motivated Catalyst Production Engineer. This role involves optimizing and supporting catalyst manufacturing operations to ensure efficiency and quality. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 3 years experience in Heterogeneous Catalyst manufacturing. The position is full-time and offers a chance to contribute to advanced materials production.

Qualifications

• 3+ years direct experience in Heterogeneous Catalyst manufacturing.
• Experience with Alumina supports and metal impregnation technology.
• Experience with Alumina supports (extrudates, tablets or spheres) and with base metal impregnation technology.

Responsibilities

• Implement and optimize key unit operations of the manufacturing process.
• Troubleshoot process issues to enhance yield, throughput, and quality.
• Communicate processes to production staff with developed instructions.
• Support the development and implementation of new equipment, procedures, and systems to improve safety and reliability.
• Work closely with product engineers, business development, and customer support teams to align production capabilities with market needs.
• Develop work instructions, batching sheets, SOPs, etc. to communicate to production staff how processes are to run.

Skills

Heterogeneous Catalyst manufacturing

Process optimization

Troubleshooting

Safety procedures

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Impregnation technology for base metals

Job description

Catalyst Production Engineer

Future Manager World USA is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Catalyst Production Engineer to support and optimize catalyst manufacturing operations for our client. This role is essential in driving the efficient, safe, and high-quality production of cutting-edge heterogeneous catalysts.

Our client is a specialized chemical manufacturer at the forefront of advanced materials, with a strong focus on alumina, zeolites, and mixed oxides. As a key member of the production team, the Catalyst Production Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring smooth operations and continuous improvement in catalyst manufacturing at their expanding production site.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and optimize key unit operations of the manufacturing process.
• Troubleshoot process issues and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance yield, throughput, and quality.
• Interface with laboratory teams to validate physical and chemical specifications of catalyst products.
• Support the development and implementation of new equipment, procedures, and systems to improve safety and reliability.
• Work closely with product engineers, business development, and customer support teams to align production capabilities with market needs.
• Develop work instructions, batching sheets, SOPs, etc. to communicate to production staff how processes are to run.

Only candidates meeting all the requirements AND conditions will be contacted:

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years direct Heterogeneous Catalyst manufacturing experience from lab to production
• Direct experience with Alumina supports (extrudates, tablets or spheres) and with base metal and precision metal impregnation technology

Conditions

• Location: Candidates need to be located within commuting distance of the production facility in South Carolina or willing to relocate.
• This position requires full work eligibility. Our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Production

Industries

Chemical Manufacturing