Process Engineer

Elementis PLC; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Elementis PLC is seeking a Process Engineer in St. Louis, MO, responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-efficient production. The role includes troubleshooting production issues, monitoring performance metrics, and providing technical expertise in manufacturing processes.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical Engineering, along with 2 years of industry experience. Strong problem-solving skills and effective communication are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in Manufacturing and Engineering, preferably in the chemical industry.
• Certifications in Six Sigma (Green Belt, Lean) preferred.
• Capacity to work with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with operations team on production troubleshooting.
• Monitor yield, energy usage, and sustainability data.
• Provide expertise in diagnosing plant raw material usage.
• Develop operator and supervisor training programs.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Technical expertise

Strong critical thinking

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

The Process Engineer serves as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills to safely execute the supply plan. The Process Engineer enables the safe and reliable production at a low cost that meets or exceeds the customer requirements. This role requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines to solve complex problems. The Process Engineer will also work closely with other individuals and teams to establish the production commitments, maintenance coordination, and conversion cost goals; within safe operating parameters and procedures.

Job Description

• Works closely with the operations team leveraging their problem-solving skills and technical expertise.
• Owns day to day production troubleshooting, leads cross functional team to address production issues
• Collects and categorizes lost production preventing the achievement of supply plan.
• Monitors and collects yield, energy usage, and sustainability data to achieve cost conversion and sustainability metric goals.
• Measure the performance of machinery uptime and maintenance bad actors to ensure reliable, low cost, high quality production.
• Respond urgently to plant issues and emergencies.
• Act as a unit technical expert during unplanned events and execute the effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Provide expertise in the diagnosis and optimization in plant raw material and utility usage, which may include yield or waste generation.
• Responsible for validating and improving the technical skills of operations team members.
• Support maintaining up to date and accurate standard operating procedures.
• Understand site integration and provide input to optimize the manufacturing process.
• Learn and apply continuous improvement, value creation, and financial acumen skills to accelerate profitability and low cost service of the facility.
• Drive high levels of safety, quality, responsiveness and reliability for the customer.
• Develop operator and supervisor training programs.

What will it take

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 2 years of experience Manufacturing and Engineer required; in the chemical industry preferred.
• Certifications in Six Sigma (Green Belt, Lean) preferred.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills required.
• Capacity to work with limited supervision and support, in a rapidly changing and fast paced environment.
• Must possess demonstrated ability to teach/train staff members at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to interact in a collaborative manner with other departments, teams and stakeholders.
• Fluent verbal and written skills required to be able communicate within the operations team and with other Elementis departments.

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