Cement Process Engineer - JOB LOCATION: PUEBLO, CO

General Construction Company; Ada (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

401K

Job summary

GCC in Pueblo, CO is seeking a hands-on Chemical or Mechanical Engineer with cement manufacturing experience to optimize processes and lead cross-functional teams. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

The role focuses on evaluating processes, benchmarking, energy and material balances, and implementing improvements across kilns, preheaters, grinders, and related systems to improve safety, reliability and production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering from a reputable university.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience; rotary kiln experience a plus.
• Cement processing experience.
• Self-motivated, hands-on individual who can follow written/verbal instructions and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing processes and recommend improvements to optimize performance.
• Organize and lead audit teams to deliver effective results.
• Benchmark and research best practices for internal improvements.
• Collaborate with raw materials, fuel, and quality control teams on process changes.
• Coordinate with maintenance and capital project teams during post-audit evaluation.

Skills

Process optimization

Team leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Benchmarking

Energy balance calculations

Job description

This position is located at GCC’s Pueblo, CO cement manufacturing plant. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

The ideal candidate

is a hands-on, self-motivated Chemical or Mechanical Engineer with experience in cement manufacturing or other heavy industrial process operations. They excel at analyzing manufacturing processes, optimizing equipment performance, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, efficiency, reliability, and production. This individual combines strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams, communicate effectively, and drive results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Experience with rotary kiln processes, benchmarking, and process optimization is highly preferred.

What you will do:

Evaluate manufacturing processes and make recommendations for improvements to optimize performance. Work as a member and leader of various audit teams to ensure the most effective results are produced by the group. Perform on-going research and evaluation of equipment, processes, and techniques used externally in the cement industry and in other industries for purposes of determining performance benchmarks and best practices.

• Organize and facilitate audit team efforts to effectively evaluate and optimize major production equipment systems including kilns, preheaters, grinding mills, crushers and plant services.
• Perform necessary calculations and analyses to convert field data from the manufacturing process into coherent and comprehensive energy and material balances. Lead team in the recommendations of opportunities for process improvements. Assist plant CI teams in the implementation of those improvements.
• Perform internal and external benchmarking of key manufacturing processes. Develop best practices manual from benchmarking findings. Perform ongoing searches of manufacturing practices that could provide insight for internal improvements.
• Work with the raw materials and fuel group on sources and process effects of process input changes. Make recommendations on material source selection.
• Participate as a team leader with the global maintenance steering committee. Organize and facilitate regular meetings of the maintenance team(s). Suggest key subjects for group focus, compile group input, and generate reports with findings and recommendations.
• Perform ad hoc performance analysis of various company assets. Implement process improvements for efficiency, output and safety of the manufacturing processes through observations and measurements as well as by collecting and interpreting data from other technical and operating personnel.
• Work closely with the plant’s quality control team to optimize raw material proportioning.
• Work with the environmental teams in the selection and optimization of plant equipment and instrumentation to help ensure compliance with applicable regulations, permits and initiatives.
• Work with the company engineering group in the determination of process equipment selection for capital projects. Assist in the post-audit evaluation of capital projects.

Experience and abilities you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline from a reputable university. Emphasis and preference for Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience. Experience in rotary kiln manufacturing is a plus.
• Cement processing experience
• Self-motivated, hands-on individual with a keen interest in quickly learning and applying new skills who can follow written/verbal instructions and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

Who we are:

GCC is a world-class company that produces, distributes and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and innovative products related to the construction industries in Mexico and the United States. We take pride in being a market leader with a culture of innovation, high performance and safety. GCC offers a very competitive benefits program including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance plans, and a 401K.

You will love working here because:

At GCC, employees are our most important resource. As a part of the GCC family, you'll be welcomed into a culture that promotes the company vision and internal career growth. Our company vision is to have our customers recognize us as a business partner that generates the most value for their construction projects. We're a sustainable growing company, a great place to work, and a solid investment for our shareholders. GCC is an enterprise with a global and sustainable approach. Our production is mainly devoted to the manufacture and sale of gray Portland cement, mortar, premixed concrete, concrete blocks, plaster, aggregates, and other construction materials. Join the family!

An Equal Opportunity Employer

GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.