Plant Process Engineer - Safer, Lean Chemical Production

Rust-Oleum; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Rust-Oleum is seeking a Plant Process Engineer to control internal processes for polyurethane products, paints, and coatings. You will define and analyze manufacturing processes for blending and filling, improve quality, safety and efficiency, and maintain PI instructions.

This role is primarily first shift with on-floor collaboration with Operations, Safety, Maintenance and Leadership. Daily duties include developing safety procedures, troubleshooting chemical processes, evaluating equipment

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering preferred; Industrial and Electrical engineers with hands-on mechanical & chemical experience considered.
• 2+ years of engineering job experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a high level of initiative.
• Demonstrated leadership in project and people management within a continuous improvement environment (production, safety, quality, Lean).

Responsibilities

• Develop safety procedures for operators and those near ongoing chemical reactions.
• Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to optimize performance and ensure safety/environmental compliance.
• Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
• Determine the most effective arrangement of operations (mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, drying).
• Perform tests and monitor process variables (temperature, density, specific gravity, pressure).
• Design and plan layout of equipment.
• Prepare estimates of production costs and progress reports for management.
• Design and execute capital expense projects to improve processes.

Skills

Chemical engineering

Process management

Leadership

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Communication skills

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Rust-Oleum is seeking a Plant Process Engineer to control internal processes for polyurethane products, paints, and coatings. You will define and analyze manufacturing processes for blending and filling, improve quality, safety and efficiency, and maintain PI instructions.

This role is primarily first shift with on-floor collaboration with Operations, Safety, Maintenance and Leadership. Daily duties include developing safety procedures, troubleshooting chemical processes, evaluating equipment