Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Lead Capex & Reliability

Calumet; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Calumet seeks a Senior Technical Authority to lead engineering of manufacturing systems, process infrastructure, and production assets. You will oversee capital projects from concept to commissioning, drive safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance, and mentor engineers and operators across a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in manufacturing, strong project leadership, and hands-on experience with PLCs, sensors, and instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Manufacturing, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years' experience supporting manufacturing operations, production systems, or industrial process equipment.
• Proven experience leading capital projects with budgeting, scheduling, contractor oversight.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency with engineering and project management tools.
• Experience with manufacturing automation, controls, and instrumentation (PLC controlled equipment, sensors, interlocks, alarms).
• Experience in 24/7 manufacturing environments and travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering ownership for manufacturing systems and process infrastructure, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable operation.
• Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning, including scope definition, cost estimation, vendor coordination, execution oversight, and startup support.
• Engineer and oversee system modifications and upgrades to improve safety, reliability, capacity, and regulatory compliance.
• Resolve complex equipment and process issues using structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce engineering standards, specifications, procedures, and system documentation.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and HSE teams to implement reliability and performance initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, debottlenecking, capacity expansion, and asset lifecycle improvements.
• Ensure designs align with regulatory, safety, and industry standards.
• Provide mentoring to engineers, technicians, and operators; support ROI justification for capital funding.
• Serve as a technical mentor and informal leader.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

Root cause analysis

Regulatory compliance

Industrial automation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

Calumet seeks a Senior Technical Authority to lead engineering of manufacturing systems, process infrastructure, and production assets. You will oversee capital projects from concept to commissioning, drive safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance, and mentor engineers and operators across a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in manufacturing, strong project leadership, and hands-on experience with PLCs, sensors, and instrumentation.