The Production Engineer will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize operating units to drive process and product improvements.  During a typical day they will apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption.

SHE

• Maintain and control the safe and efficient operation of the production unit using established operating disciplines and procedures. Ensure safety and environmental compliance is achieved.
• Responsible for maintaining the plant assets and protective systems integrity.
• Assist in defining and maintaining the correct operating envelopes for the organization. Investigate when deviations outside of the operating envelopes occur.
• Participate in the development of operating procedures and training materials.
• Support PSM and Environmental efforts including Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Management of Change process, Risk Assessments and incident investigations.
  • Input, evaluate and approve MOCs
  • Conduct PSSRs for MOCs
  • Participate in PHAs as the process engineering representative  Understand and lead by example for all safety and environmental programs.
• Investigate all SHE incidents.
• Routinely collect, report, and address SHE near misses.
• Complete all assigned action items from PHAs, incidents, audits, etc in a timely manner and keep status and plans for action items updated.
• Maintain safety as the highest priority of the plant
• Maintain the 20 Principles of Safety
• Conduct routine AsCare tours and participate in audits.
• Adhere to and uphold all safety policies and standards

Manufacturing Excellence

• Deliver established production targets for asset while complying with quality specifications.
• Troubleshoot process problems with Production Specialists, Quality, Maintenance and operations teams.
• Cross train and provide backup for the Production Engineer role for all assets.
• Benchmark, identify and implement best in class improvements and practices to improve the operation and efficiency of the unit.
• Actively provide input and participate in operator development and training programs with operations and training personnel.
• Lead and/or participate in root cause investigations.
• Assist in identifying and closing performance gaps, which can include project development and execution.
• Provide data to validate that the projects deliver performance objectives after implementation.
• Provide technical support and coach site personnel on measurements and updates of technology performance and asset utilization data.
• Track unit efficiency and identify opportunities to optimize the operations of the plant to minimize cost and waste.
• Identify key performance indicators and develop a monitoring process to ensure potential deviations are handled proactively.
• Utilize engineering practices to understand plant bottlenecks and present solutions to increase plant capacity.
• Track production losses and first pass prime to identify opportunities for improvement and drive solutions to improve product supply reliability and first pass prime.
• Evaluate typical analytical data annually and update typical values as needed.
• Provide support to operations during upset conditions, start-ups and T/As. This includes serving as a back-up for the plant production specialist.
• Utilize modelling software as needed to predict the performance of the various process equipment.
• Support capital projects as the production representative.
  • Provide normal operating conditions
  • Provide maximum pressures/temperature/flows, etc. for equipment designT

Level of education & Experience in general

• BS Chemical Engineering
• 5 years of chemical plant experience

Technical skills

• Training Skills
• Keen computer skills with knowledge of MS Office
• Process modelling using Aspen software
• Basic knowledge of equipment sizing
• Basics knowledge of distillation column operations
• Basic knowledge of PSM
• Process troubleshooting