Lead Chemical Process Engineer – Polyamide & Plant Safety

The Arkema Group; Birdsboro (Berks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkema Birdsboro is seeking a Chemical Engineer to provide leadership for projects and a reliable source of process knowledge for the site. You will lead process ownership, safety analyses, and cross‑functional collaboration while applying high‑level understanding of polyamide technology and process control logic.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in process engineering in chemical manufacturing, a 4‑year degree in chemical engineering, and strong communication/presentation skills to drive

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years process engineer experience with experience in chemical manufacturing preferred.
• 4 year degree in chemical engineering. Other engineering degrees will be considered if previous work in chemical manufacturing exists.
• Thorough understanding of polyamide technology.
• Working knowledge of process control logic.
• Advanced communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Plant process ownership including support, development, improvements, troubleshooting and training.
• Manages all aspects of area projects related to process improvements for small-mid capex investments.
• Provide root cause analysis.
• Improve process formulation through review/modification, optimization and updates.
• Use DMAIC process to collect, record and analyze data to drive production and quality improvement initiatives.
• Provide engineering knowledge and support to all types of personnel, levels and functions of the business unit.
• General and Process safety.
• Coordinate and lead site Process Hazard Analyses as Site Process Safety Contact.
• Lead Pre-startup safety reviews for assigned area and support others.
• Key contributor to plant safety programs.
• Plant DCS programming and PLC program stewardship.
• Manage, maintain and configure updates for plant distributed control system.
• Manage plant wide PLC programs.
• Other tasks as necessary

Skills

Process engineering

Chemical manufacturing

Polyamide technology

Process control logic

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

DCS programming

PLC programming

Job description

Arkema Birdsboro is seeking a Chemical Engineer to provide leadership for projects and a reliable source of process knowledge for the site. You will lead process ownership, safety analyses, and cross‑functional collaboration while applying high‑level understanding of polyamide technology and process control logic.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in process engineering in chemical manufacturing, a 4‑year degree in chemical engineering, and strong communication/presentation skills to drive