Senior Chemical Engineer: Process Development & Scale-Up

Placements24

Gauteng

On-site

ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Performance bonuses
Health insurance
Retirement plan
On-site lab access

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer to lead process development and scale-up at our Centurion facility. This on-site role focuses on translating laboratory discoveries into viable, safe, and economical manufacturing processes.

You will design and optimize processes, run simulations, and supervise pilot-scale operations while ensuring adherence to PSM protocols and collaborating across R&D, manufacturing, and project management teams.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in process development and scale-up in chemical/pharma environments.
  • Strong knowledge of unit operations, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics.
  • Experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize chemical processes for pilot and commercial scale production.
  • Conduct process simulations and modeling to predict performance and identify improvements.
  • Oversee pilot plant operations and scale-up activities.
  • Develop and implement Process Safety Management (PSM) protocols.
  • Collaborate with R&D chemists, manufacturing teams, and project managers.
  • Prepare technical reports, process documentation, and SOPs.

Skills

Process development
Scale-up
Process simulation
Project management
Thermodynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
Master's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus
HYSYS

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer to lead process development and scale-up at our Centurion facility. This on-site role focuses on translating laboratory discoveries into viable, safe, and economical manufacturing processes.

You will design and optimize processes, run simulations, and supervise pilot-scale operations while ensuring adherence to PSM protocols and collaborating across R&D, manufacturing, and project management teams.

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