Process Engineer

DuPont; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont Run Plant Engineers play a pivotal role in optimizing plant operations, resolving issues, and enabling safe, efficient production of low-cost, quality products. They drive KPI trends, respond to emergencies, and partner with experts to improve asset utilization and EBITDA while maintaining compliance with permits.

The role emphasizes ownership, courageous leadership, and continuous improvement to elevate plant performance and reliability for customers.

Qualifications

• BS engineering discipline required (Chemical or Mechanical Preferred).
• 1-5 years of manufacturing or related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Possess strong sense of ownership and are accountable for the success and failure of their assigned unit.
• Show courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed.
• Role model professional behavior and plant culture expectations.
• Learn and apply continuous improvement, value creation, and financial acumen to accelerate profitability.
• Understand customer needs and drive high levels of quality, responsiveness and reliability.
• Know plant margins and actively maximize total margin.
• Understand production costs and work to improve cost position and EBITDA.
• Set up metrics and management systems to drive optimization of plant value/EBITDA.

Skills

Ownership

Leadership

Problem solving

Continuous Improvement

Financial acumen

Education

BS engineering (Chemical or Mechanical Preferred)

Job description

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers

DuPont Run Plant Engineers serve as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of low cost, quality products. Run Plant Engineers generate tremendous value to DuPont through their knowledge, skills and abilities. Understand customer needs and drive high levels of quality, responsiveness and reliability for the customer. Identify metrics and management systems to drive optimization of plant value/EBITDA by all of operations (operators, Technical Advisors, maintenance, etc.). Responsible for Key Performance Indicators and trends to ensure optimal performance. Responds urgently to emergencies and issues. Works with Production Coordinator to determine production capabilities.

Your key responsibilities:

• Possess strong sense of ownership and are accountable for the success and failure of their assigned unit.

• Show courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed. Challenge status quo and past norms to make the operation more effective and safer.

• Role model the professionalism and behaviors expected in the plant because their actions or lack of actions affect the culture.

• Learn and apply continuous improvement, value creation, and financial acumen skills to accelerate profitability and low-cost service of the facility.

• Understand customer needs and drive high levels of quality, responsiveness and reliability for the customer.

• Know how much money the plant makes per day, the margins generated from the plant’s production slate, and actively work to maximize total margin.

• Know the total cost (raw material, conversion cost, etc.) of production for the plant(s) he/she operates and continuously works to improve the cost position and EBITDA generation.

• Set up metrics and management systems to drive optimization of plant value/EBITDA by all of operations (operators, Technical Advisors, maintenance, etc.).

• Earn respect and trust of operations team because of their great problem-solving skills and technical expertise.

• Elevate and appropriately apply knowledge of their plant and technology – study historical data, convene with other Subject Mater Experts (SMEs), etc.

• Ensure Manufacturing Technology is utilized, and that process automation is used as a tool to optimize plant performance.

• Partner with the experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve operating discipline.Diagnoseand document root causes of asset utilization losses in the facility.

• Understand why specific procedure steps and precautions are needed and keep a strong field presence to reinforce the importance.

• Conduct daily review of logbook and alarm history to better understand the plant operation and stay engaged with daily activities. Maintain, own, and review daily Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)/trends to ensure optimum performance.

• Work with Process Area Leader to determine production capabilities and support optimization of production schedules.

• Respond urgently to plant issues and emergencies. Act as a unit technical expert during unplanned events and drive implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions.

• Provide leadership, expertise, diagnosis, and optimization in plant Raw Material Efficiency, which may include yield or waste generation.

• Ensure compliance with plant operating permits.

Required Qualifications:

• BS engineering discipline required (Chemical or Mechanical Preferred)

• 1-5 years of manufacturing or related experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process/Low Hazard Operation) experience

• Lean/Six Sigma experience

• Continuous Improvement experience

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