Production Engineer: Scale-Up & Process Improvement (Chem)

Ashland; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland is seeking a Production Engineer for its Columbus, OH plant. This is a visible role reporting to the Production Manager, supporting 24/7 GMP batch operations across APIs, intermediates, personal care, and specialty chemicals.

You will partner with site and corporate R&D to scale chemistries from lab to plant, assist with capital projects and new equipment, and analyze data to improve quality and yield while ensuring safety. Travel about 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
• 1–5 years of experience in a chemical manufacturing setting.
• Strong technical background in organic chemistry and unit operations.
• Preferred: GMP and/or Process Safety Management (PSM) experience; Six Sigma yellow/green belt with experimental design.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for manufacturing personnel for process troubleshooting, safety, and quality at a GMP batch facility.
• Collaborate with site and R&D staff to scale chemistries from lab scale to plant scale.
• Support site engineering in capital projects and new equipment commissioning.
• Collect and analyze process data to improve batch quality and yield.
• Coordinate with quality, maintenance, and material groups to meet production goals safely and on time.
• Support Process Safety Management through PHA participation, MOC processing, and SOP improvements.
• Contribute to ongoing continuous improvement initiatives with Production Manager.
• Estimated travel of 10% to support site projects and training.

Skills

Organic chemistry

Unit operations

GMP experience

Process safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Ashland is seeking a Production Engineer for its Columbus, OH plant. This is a visible role reporting to the Production Manager, supporting 24/7 GMP batch operations across APIs, intermediates, personal care, and specialty chemicals.

You will partner with site and corporate R&D to scale chemistries from lab to plant, assist with capital projects and new equipment, and analyze data to improve quality and yield while ensuring safety. Travel about 10% is expected.