Production Engineer

Solstice Consulting Group; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Production Engineer for our chemical manufacturing client in the Beaumont / Port Arthur area. This is an in-office position with up to 10% travel and relocation assistance available.

You will oversee distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors, applying chemical engineering expertise to optimize plant operations and collaborating with operations, QA, and management to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with 5+ years in chemical manufacturing.
• Strong distillation and batch processing experience.
• Process and project design experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
• Coordinate with plant management to provide data and support for product campaigns.
• Collaborate with QA to ensure product specifications are met and optimize operations.

Skills

Distillation & batch processing

Process design

Project design

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Honeywell Experion

MS Project

Job description

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Production Engineer for our chemical manufacturing client. This is an in-office position located in the Beaumont / Port Arthur area with up to 10% domestic travel as necessary.Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

• Base salary of $115k - $135k DOE plus bonus opportunity and excellent benefits
• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment
• Strong experience in distillation and batch processing required
• Process and project design experience required

The Production Engineer role oversees operation of distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors, acts as a technical resource for operations personnel, applies technical skills to optimize plant operations.

Role Responsibilities

• Leading the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
• Understanding and working with plant utilities.
• Working with Plant Management to provide data and chemical engineering support for specific product campaigns.
• Working closely with Technical Advising and plant personnel to optimize operations and meet plant goals.
• Work closely with QA personnel to ensure that all product specifications are met.
• Assist the Engineering Department in developing cost effective projects to optimize production.
• Develop procedures for items already in production or to be produced in the future.
• Troubleshooting plant operations when actual operations do not meet the expected results.
• Generating reports that detail including mass balances, process data analysis and de-bottlenecking proposals.
• Developing and maintaining specific schedules to meet production demand.
• Ensuring projects are running efficiently by working with plant personnel, technical advisors and data analysis.
• Actively participating with operators in the field to help identify process and HSEQ improvements.
• Communicating technical information and issues to plant personnel at all levels within the organization, when needed
• Lead process improvement meetings with plant personnel for the main projects.
• Lead project planning meetings to discuss all items related to the project execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment
• Strong experience in distillation and batch processing required
• Process and project design experience required
• Honeywell Experion and MS Project experience preferred