Senior Engineer

CHA Consulting; Bessemer City (NC); On-site; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

CHA Consulting, Inc. seeks a Senior Engineer to join our Manufacturing Team at a client site in Bessemer City, NC. You will lead process improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, efficiency, capacity, and plant safety.

You'll collaborate with manufacturing, EHS, commercial, and R&D teams to ensure safe operations while solving complex process challenges and advancing operational excellence.

Qualifications

• requires a Bachelor's in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• minimum 10 years of progressive engineering experience
• PE license preferred and beneficial for the role

Responsibilities

• Lead complex process engineering solutions for safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing.
• Provide expert consultation to resolve production, process, and operational challenges.
• Lead process safety initiatives (MOC, PHA, incident investigations, root cause analyses).
• Analyze process and asset data to identify safety, reliability, yield, and efficiency improvements.
• Support capital projects, plant start-ups, and cross-team process improvements.

Skills

Process safety

DCS/PLC troubleshooting

P&ID development

Mass and energy balances

Process calculations

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

PE license (preferred)

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Join Us:

Drive Safe, Reliable Manufacturing Operations as a Senior Engineer – Optimize Processes, Improve Performance, and Advance Operational Excellence

Are you an experienced chemical engineering professional who enjoys solving complex process challenges and improving plant performance? Do you thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments where safety, reliability, and continuous improvement are critical to success?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Manufacturing Team at a client site in Bessemer City, NC. In this impactful role, you'll work closely with manufacturing, EHS, commercial, and R&D teams to maintain safe and stable production operations while leading process improvement initiatives that enhance reliability, efficiency, capacity, and overall plant performance.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the technical execution of complex process engineering solutions that support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations
• Provide expert consultation and resolve complex production, process, and operational challenges to improve plant performance, reliability, quality, and capacity
• Lead process safety initiatives, including MOC activities, PHA participation, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation
• Analyze process and asset performance data to identify opportunities for safety, reliability, yield, and operational efficiency improvements
• Support capital projects, plant start-ups, and process improvement initiatives while collaborating with manufacturing, EHS, commercial, and R&D teams

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering required
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience required
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• Knowledge of the respective engineering discipline with a proven ability to solve complex manufacturing and production challenges
• Advanced knowledge of process safety principles, including PHA, LOPA, MOC programs, EHS procedures, and environmental regulations governing plant operations
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, process improvement initiatives, and Process Safety Management (PSM) environments preferred
• Proficiency with process control systems, including DCS and PLC platforms, and experience troubleshooting complex operating systems
• Strong understanding of P&ID development, mass and energy balances, process calculations, and equipment sizing for industrial process systems
• Experience supporting capital projects, project management activities, and facility improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles and data-driven approaches to improving operational performance
• Advanced proficiency with engineering, computational, and modeling software (Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.)
• Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; persuasive and articulate in all settings

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Make a direct impact on the safety, reliability, and efficiency of a critical manufacturing operation
• Solve real-world production challenges while advancing process improvements that drive measurable results
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams focused on operational excellence, process optimization, and continuous improvement

Curious about the impactful work our Manufacturing team is doing? Explore how we help clients maintain operational efficiency and compliance at: CHA Manufacturing.

Salary Range:

$135,000 - $155,000

Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.

Culture/EEO Statement:

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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