Process Engineer III

Trecora; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Trecora is seeking a Process Engineer in Baton Rouge, LA, to lead the design, production, and optimization of chemical processes. The role focuses on evaluating operations, reducing costs, improving sustainability, and developing best practices to boost overall performance.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5–10 years of plant operations experience in batch or continuous environments.
• Proven leadership and ability to influence across the organization.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards, safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and continuously improve existing processes and workflows.
• Design, implement, and test new procedures to enhance productivity, quality, and efficiency.
• Lead or participate in capital projects and coordinate with external firms as needed.
• Collect, analyze, and visualize production data to document performance and status updates.
• Participate in safety assessments, PHAs, and ensure safety standards are integrated into processes.

Skills

Process optimization

Data analysis

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Workflow analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Description

The Process Engineer is responsible for building, managing, and optimizing the design and production of Trecora Chemical’s processes. This role evaluates existing operations, configures manufacturing systems to reduce costs, improves sustainability, and develops best practices to enhance overall performance. The Process Engineer conducts risk assessments and reviews safety and quality standards to ensure the facility consistently meets regulatory and internal requirements.

Description

The Process Engineer is responsible for building, managing, and optimizing the design and production of Trecora Chemical’s processes. This role evaluates existing operations, configures manufacturing systems to reduce costs, improves sustainability, and develops best practices to enhance overall performance. The Process Engineer conducts risk assessments and reviews safety and quality standards to ensure the facility consistently meets regulatory and internal requirements.

Process Improvement & Optimization

• Oversee, evaluate, and continuously improve existing processes and workflows.
• Design, implement, and test new procedures to enhance productivity, quality, and efficiency.
• Assist in designing processes and equipment for product development and commercialization while ensuring cost-effectiveness and alignment with project budgets.
• Track, assess, and recommend upgrades to equipment, work methods, and systems to optimize resource utilization (labor, energy, raw materials).
• Improve process capability, production volume, and operational efficiency while maintaining or improving quality standards.
• Identify process bottlenecks and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
• Collaborate with Operations to update and maintain SOPs as needed.

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare reports to document process performance, changes, and status updates.
• Collect and analyze production data using scientific and statistical methods to document, evaluate, and visualize production processes.

Safety, Compliance & Project Support

• Assess safety requirements and ensure they are integrated into all processes, maintaining reliable and safe systems while driving improvements in rates, efficiencies, yields, cost, and changeovers.
• Lead or participate in incident investigations and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Support small capital projects either as the direct Project Manager or through coordination with external engineering or construction firms.
• Participate in PHAs as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related experience required.
• 5-10 years of plant operations experience in a batch or continuous environment.
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to influence effectively across the organization.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
• Ability to analyze and assess workflows to identify inefficiencies.
• Skill in designing, implementing, and optimizing production processes.
• Strong data analysis skills using scientific and statistical methods.
• Capability to track, evaluate, and improve equipment and resource utilization.
• Knowledge of safety, regulatory, and quality standards with ability to integrate them into processes.
• Problem-solving skills to resolve bottlenecks and process issues effectively.
• Project management and collaboration skills to support capital projects and cross-functional teams.