Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Heraeus Epurio

Location Dayton – Ohio

Permanent  

Full Time

 

 

The primary responsibility of this position is to be the engineering resource to assist the operations team to optimize and improve environmental, health, and safety, production throughput, quality and yield.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop engineering solutions for production and operations issues.
• Plan, design, and test chemical manufacturing methods, optimizing plant performance through process automation.
• Manage process safety hazard analysis, EHS systems, and process documentation (P&IDs, mass and energy balances).
• Review documentation and processes for new product commercialization from development to production.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and update operational procedures.
• Investigate root causes of process/equipment nonconformances and participate in broader RCI investigations.
• Provided engineering support for planning and commissioning production modifications.
• Train and mentor chemical line operators, enhancing their troubleshooting skills.
• Support Maintenance department with scheduled repairs and preventable maintenance.
• Coordinate and document Pre-startup Safety Review (PSSR), Management of Change (MOC), and process safety revalidations.
• Initiate and support process change notifications, qualification and re-qualification of production equipment and/or processes with customers.
• Act as Manufacturing Representative for capital projects providing process and design input through project scope, justification, timing, design, and execution support.

Education and/or Experience 

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related degree w/ five or more years of experience is required.  Experience in a chemical production facility is highly preferred.  The equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment is a plus.
• Project management experience is required, certification highly preferred.
• Knowledge and experience applying tools and process improvement techniques (FMEA, Six Sigma, PDCA, Lean Manufacturing, Pareto) is required.
• The ability to generate technical drawings using systems such as AutoCAD is preferred.

Physical Requirements / Environmental

• Regular reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to sit, stand, and walk and may at times be required to climb.
• Use of keyboard and mouse.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts as well as hazardous materials/chemicals.
• Required as needed to wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as safety shoes, eye protection hearing protection and/or breathing apparatus