Lead Process Engineer – HBI Plant Optimization

IronUnits LLC; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is hiring a Process Engineer in Toledo, OH to oversee technical operations and optimize manufacturing processes within the HBI plant.

You will develop, monitor, and improve processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and productivity while ensuring safe operations. The role requires a Chemical Engineering degree with 3+ years in industrial settings, including process controls and project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years engineering experience in petrochemical, metals, mineral processing, or similar industrial operations.
• At least one year experience in process controls, statistics, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support to ensure safe, reliable, and optimized plant operations.
• Develop and review Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), P&IDs, mass and heat balances, plant design and functional descriptions.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and contract management practices.
• Support operations by prioritizing maintenance activities, recommending process improvements, troubleshooting process issues, and optimizing operating conditions and plant performance.
• Monitor and improve feedstock processing, catalyst performance, unit benchmarking and reporting, and process best practices.
• Lead or participate in Management of Change (MOC) activities, Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Root Cause Analysis (RCAs), and incident investigations.
• Conduct plant trials and evaluate new reagents or technologies to reduce cost.
• Work with suppliers, contractors, operations, maintenance, and control room personnel to execute process improvement strategies.
• Responsible for optimization and troubleshooting of issues regarding process technologies within the plant, escalating larger issues to the Sr. Process Engineer for assistance as needed.
• Assists in writing and checking operating procedure reviews.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

PFDs

P&IDs

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is hiring a Process Engineer in Toledo, OH to oversee technical operations and optimize manufacturing processes within the HBI plant.

You will develop, monitor, and improve processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and productivity while ensuring safe operations. The role requires a Chemical Engineering degree with 3+ years in industrial settings, including process controls and project management.