Production Engineer: Lean, EHS & Process Optimization

Si-Group-7; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Mental health benefits

Job summary

SI Group is seeking a Production Engineer in Freeport, TX to drive production improvements while upholding the company’s ZERO EHS Impact Philosophy. You will partner with cross-functional teams to optimize processes, support troubleshooting, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across safety, quality, and efficiency goals.

Join a global leader in performance additives and process solutions, contributing to projects from conception through retrofit and scale-up, with a focus on LEAN/Six

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering or demonstrated equivalency.
• Minimum of five years of engineering experience in a chemical plant.
• Experience with batch, semi-batch, and continuous processing and controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensure EHS compliance and continuous improvement in EHS performance.
• Provide technical support for production troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Lead advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving processes.
• Collaborate with Quality on chemistry issues and method formulation improvements.
• Develop project scopes and process engineering packages for new installations and retrofits.
• Provide input for maintenance of material usage standards and yield improvements.
• Analyze equipment time utilization (OEE) and drive continuous improvement.
• Support basic process control systems (DCS Yokogawa) to optimize process performance.
• Assist production with creation and maintenance of SOPs.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations to mitigate risk.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean/Six Sigma

Training & mentoring

Incident investigation

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP

DCS Yokogawa

Job description

SI Group is seeking a Production Engineer in Freeport, TX to drive production improvements while upholding the company’s ZERO EHS Impact Philosophy. You will partner with cross-functional teams to optimize processes, support troubleshooting, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across safety, quality, and efficiency goals.

Join a global leader in performance additives and process solutions, contributing to projects from conception through retrofit and scale-up, with a focus on LEAN/Six