On-Site Plant Process Engineer — Capital Projects Lead

AAK; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA contribution

401(k) match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance

Pet insurance

Identity theft protection

Legal insurance

On-site events

Peer recognition

Job summary

AAK is seeking a Project Engineer for our Richmond, California plant to lead capital projects and process improvements that support safe, efficient operations. The role focuses on design modifications, startup support, and implementation of new facilities and improved processes across filtration, deodorization, bleaching, and flow control.

The ideal candidate has a chemical engineering background with 10+ years of project-based experience, strong knowledge of heat transfer, fluid transport and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical preferred).
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in project-based engineering with a focus on capital project execution.
• Excellent understanding and ability to apply fundamentals of heat transfer, fluid transport and reaction chemistry.
• Ability to travel approximately 15% of the time to US and foreign destinations.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the US, now and in the future, without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Performs process studies to identify opportunities to improve manufacturing and energy efficiency.
• Presents results to management both verbally and in written reports.
• Executes capital projects managing schedule, scope and costs.
• Manages project finances, with a strong control of scope, schedule deviation.
• Reports on capital projects to management and senior management regarding current activities and forecast.
• Develops capital investments projects following the appropriate stage gate methodology.
• Diagnoses process deficiencies, and create design improvements.
• Performs process modeling studies to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develops with the stake holders clear project premises, budgets scopes and detailed schedules.
• Evaluates process schemes from operating data as needed.
• Prepares process datasheets for equipment and instrumentation.
• Updates and maintains documentation such as material balances, P&IDs and automation functional descriptions.

Skills

Process optimization

Heat transfer

Fluid transport

Reaction chemistry

Project management

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical preferred)

Job description

AAK is seeking a Project Engineer for our Richmond, California plant to lead capital projects and process improvements that support safe, efficient operations. The role focuses on design modifications, startup support, and implementation of new facilities and improved processes across filtration, deodorization, bleaching, and flow control.

The ideal candidate has a chemical engineering background with 10+ years of project-based experience, strong knowledge of heat transfer, fluid transport and