Senior Production Engineer: Process & Ops Leader

Synthomer plc

West Elizabeth (PA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

11 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare
Parental leave
Wellbeing program
Pension contributions
Learning & development

Job summary

Synthomer plc seeks a Senior Production Engineer to support the Jefferson site in Jefferson Hills, PA. You will monitor operations, analyze data, and drive reliability improvements across a large chemical processing plant.

You will collaborate with SHES, Maintenance, and Product Development teams to deliver debottlenecking, safety improvements, and capacity expansions while mentoring junior engineers and leading cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Requires a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and extensive manufacturing experience.
  • Strong ability to interface with operations and maintenance teams to lead cross-functional projects.
  • Demonstrated troubleshooting and data analysis skills to identify root causes and implement fixes.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day support to manufacturing units to ensure safe and reliable operations.
  • Lead incident investigations for process and equipment failures as needed.
  • Coordinate capital projects to improve productivity and capacity in manufacturing.
  • Mentor junior engineers to develop technical skills and plant knowledge.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership
Troubleshooting
Process data analysis
Operations interface
Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Distributed Control Systems
PI Vision
Statistical Analysis tools
Lean/Six Sigma

Job description

Synthomer plc seeks a Senior Production Engineer to support the Jefferson site in Jefferson Hills, PA. You will monitor operations, analyze data, and drive reliability improvements across a large chemical processing plant.

You will collaborate with SHES, Maintenance, and Product Development teams to deliver debottlenecking, safety improvements, and capacity expansions while mentoring junior engineers and leading cross-functional initiatives.

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