Sr. Production Engineer

Huntsman; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to lead a dynamic team in the Performance Products Division. This role involves overseeing production units, ensuring compliance with established procedures, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in chemical engineering, proven leadership skills, and experience with SAP systems. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise will contribute to operational excellence and innovation. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving company dedicated to quality and safety.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in chemical plant manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading diverse, high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of five production engineers.
• Serve as technical advisor to the Senior Operations Manager.
• Manage front-end process functions for plant.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Team Leadership

SAP Systems

Microsoft Office

Process Optimization

Six Sigma

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description:

Sr. Production Engineer

Huntsman is seeking a Senior Production Engineer supporting the Performance Products Division located in Conroe, Texas. This position will report to the Senior Operations Manager.

Job Scope

This position has the principal plant responsibility for the technical support, monitoring and improvement of production units at the entire site to ensure they are operated and produced in accordance with established procedures and within acceptable limits.

This position will supervise a team of five production engineers to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective operation of the assigned units.

In summary, as the Senior Production Engineer, you will:

• Supervise the Huntsman Production Engineers team (5). Assign projects, ensure workflow, guide and mentor production engineers, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Serve as technical advisor to the Senior Operations Manager
• Perform duties of a production engineer: group leader position is a working supervisor to support and direct day-to-day activities.
• Manage front-end process functions for plant.
• Facilitate process priority setting for plant management.
• Collect and evaluate incoming process suggestions.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams such as production meetings, process improvement teams, month-end closing, and plant metric reviews.
• Participate in and conduct scope and process reviews.
• Review and develop process justifications.
• Develop process overview presentations for plant and senior management.
• Actively seek opportunities to add experience and logical approach to problem solving, goal setting, plant improvements, etc.
• Adjust priorities and activity to meet dynamically changing site needs

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering preferred, with 8+ years of experience in Chemical plant manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading diverse, high-performing teams, including engineers.
• Experience with SAP systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Experience with process optimization preferred.

Competencies

• Communicates tactfully and effectively both verbally and in writing, and maintains effective work relations with those encountered during the course of employment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new instructions and/or dynamic organizational priorities is critical for job success.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Team player.

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