OxyChem Process Engineer

CEU Carbon Engineering ULC; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CEU Carbon Engineering ULC is seeking an experienced engineer to join our team in Wichita, Kansas. As part of our commitment to environmental protection and safety, you will maintain our operational integrity while implementing process improvements to enhance production efficiency.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, possess strong problem-solving skills, and have proficiency in Microsoft applications. Join us in leading the way in the chemical manufacturing industry.

Qualifications

• 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs, climb ladders and stairs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain environmental and health safety as the highest priority.
• Develop, specify, justify, and install process improvements.
• Provide ongoing engineering assistance to operations.

Skills

Analytical/problem solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft applications

Job description

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people. OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. OxyChem’s products play an essential role in everyday life, supporting critical applications in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, personal hygiene, and residential and commercial construction.

Responsibilities

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products as our highest priority.
• Identify, evaluate, develop, specify, justify, install, and start-up process improvements to increase production capacity, improve operating reliability, reduce manufacturing costs, reduce energy usage, conserve raw materials, improve product yields and improve product quality.
• Participate in any opportunity to enhance safety, upgrade environmental safeguards, and provide for the overall optimization of process operation.
• Provide ongoing engineering assistance to operations including troubleshooting of process operating problems, conducting special tests, developing reports, providing technical assistance as required and reporting of production status.
• Provide coordination between the Production, Project, Maintenance and Corporate Engineering Departments regarding capital project implementation including preparation of capital project documentation.
• Represent and/or assist production and engineering in matters of evaluation, selection, coordination and control of vendors supplying necessary operating services, consulting services, materials, equipment and other needs of operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering required, with 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.
• Physical requirements – Must be able to lift 40 lbs, climb ladders and stairs. Walking, bending, stooping is required. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator. Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms.

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of SAP