On-site Chemical Process Engineer — Own a Plant Process

Cindavi; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two weeks vacation

Five sick days per year

Safe harbor 401(k) with 3% company

On-site role

Job summary

Cindavi, a Georgia-based specialty chemical manufacturer, seeks a Process Engineer to own an assigned process from lab to plant scale. The role covers technical work, plant execution, materials supply, and reporting to customers, with a balanced mix of meetings, process development, and hands-on plant work.

Ideal candidates bring a BS in Chemical Engineering and up to 5 years in process engineering or manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering required; recent grads encouraged.
• 0–5 years in process engineering, development or manufacturing.
• Strong fundamentals in mass and energy balances, unit operations and process economics.
• Excellent communication to interact with operators and customer leadership.
• Willingness to be on-call nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Own an assigned process end to end, including batch tracking, instructions, day-to-day execution, and ensuring raw materials are purchased and on hand.
• Translate customer technology transfer packages into plant-scale processes across lab, kilo lab, and pilot plant stages.
• Collaborate with operators, maintenance, and production to troubleshoot live process issues and create usable procedures.
• Develop block flow diagrams, mass and energy balances, and specifications for materials and in-process samples.
• Build cost models for new processes and evaluate profitability before they reach the floor.
• Support Process Safety Management activities and regulatory work including PMN submissions.
• Communicate with internal teams and customers from floor operators to leadership.

Skills

Process engineering

Batch processing

Communication skills

Self-starter

On-call readiness

Team collaboration

Cost analysis

Scale-up

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Cindavi, a Georgia-based specialty chemical manufacturer, seeks a Process Engineer to own an assigned process from lab to plant scale. The role covers technical work, plant execution, materials supply, and reporting to customers, with a balanced mix of meetings, process development, and hands-on plant work.

Ideal candidates bring a BS in Chemical Engineering and up to 5 years in process engineering or manufacturing.