Senior Project Engineer - Process & Capital Projects

Zeon Chemicals Inc; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeon Chemicals Inc seeks a senior process engineering professional responsible for evaluating existing processes and configuring systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability, and implement best practices within manufacturing. You will design and install productive engineering systems to meet business plans while upholding safety, quality and efficiency standards.

The role requires leading capital projects, developing scopes and budgets, and coordinating procedures for new production

Responsibilities

• Continuously seek out opportunities to improve production and work processes that are consistent with short-term and long-term business objectives.
• Work closely with staff, peers, and leaders to achieve effective communication and exchange of information to ensure business decisions are based on the best available information with respect to safety, budget, schedule, and operational capabilities.
• Designs, implements, and communicates an operational plan for completing projects including project schedules, budgets and forecasts. Documents plan, assembles appropriation requests, and obtains organizational project approvals.
• Responsible for development of RFP packages with appropriate selection criteria and metrics.
• Applies sound engineering principles to projects and works to ensure desired results are achieved on-time and within budget.
• Focus on long-term improvement initiatives for chronic, repeating process issues.
• Develop project concept, provide project management, engineering, and construction management in support of capital projects.
• Coordinate development of new procedures as well as modify current procedures as required by the execution of capital projects.
• Support training of operators in new procedures and processes as required.
• Develop scope and implement process changes resulting from business plan, corrective actions, suggestions and other team efforts.
• Identify, lead, implement, and support control systems (DCS/PLC) enhancements and/or upgrades as needed.
• Monitor adherence to plant safety procedures and work with employees at all levels to improve plant safety and 5S performance.

Job description

Zeon Chemicals Inc seeks a senior process engineering professional responsible for evaluating existing processes and configuring systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability, and implement best practices within manufacturing. You will design and install productive engineering systems to meet business plans while upholding safety, quality and efficiency standards.

The role requires leading capital projects, developing scopes and budgets, and coordinating procedures for new production