Process Engineer*

The Process Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the common manufacturing systems support the manufacturing process to meet compliance requirements, production requirements and production schedule goals to enhance the manufacturing production of PVC Resin in a fast-paced environment. 

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate capital improvement needs for the process and initiate processes for budgeting and approval of same. Write CAR's for process as needed or provide input to person generating the CAR, provide technical assistance during design, procurement and installation phases. Provide start-up review (PSSR’s) and operation support.
• Determine the optimum process and equipment conditions to meet resin production requirements and coordinate with operations personnel.
• Define and coordinate maintenance requirements for equipment, withschedule and cost constraints. Determine Safety Critical Equipment Priorities, Preventative Maintenance needs and identify ISO Quality Critical equipment.
• Troubleshoot process changes to determine root cause. Determine and establish process conditions that optimize productivity, cost and quality constraints in an environmentally sound and safe manner. Track the conditions daily, communicate changes appropriately. Responsible and accountable for SAP process related information for the process. Information includes run rates, recipes, line events, inventory and campaign management.
• Collect, analyze, and report process performance data to enhance troubleshooting, quality improvements and cost controls.
• Monitors and supervises the daily activities of operations personnel to ensure that activities are completed efficiently while maintaining safety and environmental compliance.
• Work with the Training Coordinator, to maintain and approve operating procedures. 
• Implements changes in process equipment or procedures as needed and uses the MOC process effectively to communicate changes to the process.
• Coordinate Manufacturing Authorization (MA) for projects/procedures, as directed.
• Maintain ISO job requirements for the process and ensure compliance to ISO standards and manuals.
• Provide guidance for all PSM Elements related to process control elements.

Experience:

• B.S. Chemical Engineering Degree with 3+ years of Process Engineering Support in PSM regulated chemical plants.
• Familiar with safety procedures, regulatory standards, P&ID's, operating and maintenance procedures/ manuals.
• Experience with MOC, ISO, PSM, SAP and other operations related applications is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering standards and manufacturing related policies.

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