Hiring for Senior Plant Process Engineer ( Chemical Manufacturing)

Job Title :

Senior Plant Process Engineer ( Chemical Manufacturing)

Location :

Mesa, AZ 10% annual bonus at target

Type :

Full Time Job description

• PSM experience is required! Process Safety Management
• Chemical Manufacturing experience is required!
• Process Scale Up experience is required!
• Provide technical process and equipment guidance to the pilot plant operations team
• Develop new products and processes
• Collaborate with lab personnel to conduct lab scale trials
• Conduct in-plant process/equipment trials and data analysis
• Design new or modify existing equipment
• Develop, program, and implement process control logic changes
• Support capital projects - equipment specification, quotes, P&ID updates, control logic updates, hazard reviews, installation reviews, commissioning, etc.
• Lead, participate and document risk assessments and HazOps
• Lead root cause investigations and develop corrective actions
• Conduct equipment trials at vendor's site
• Act as PSM MOC Coordinator
• Complete monthly air permit compliance reports, quarterly research reports, assigned monthly safety inspections/audits
• Summarize and present data to management
• Liaise with other departments and sites to provide professional support and advice

Desirable Skills:

• Programming Rockwell Plant PAX (ladder logic and function block) and working with associated Factory Talk software (Historian, Alarm & event, etc.)
• Leading small capital projects (< $250,000)
• Leading HazOp reviews

Software:

Aspen Plus, Autocad, JMP

• Design of Experiments (DOE) and data analysis

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering

REQUIRED

• Five years process engineering experience in a PSM chemical plant environment
• Capital project experience
• Rockwell process automation experience
• Performing heat & material balances
• Process scale-up What are the 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position?

5 years of Plant PSM Process Engineering in a Chemical Manufacturing environment is

REQUIRED BS

in Chemical Engineering is

REQUIRED!

PHD candidates will not be challenged enough and are not preferred. Process Scale up experience is

REQUIRED

What are the nice-to-have skills? Programming Rockwell Plant PAX (ladder logic and function block) and working with associated Factory Talk software (Historian, Alarm & event, etc.) Leading small capital projects (< $250,000) Leading HazOp reviews

Software:

Aspen Plus, Autocad, JMP Performing heat & material balances The PSM Senior Process Engineer role is critical to achieving the following high-level goals: ) Lead the overall process development (biomass handling, solvent extraction, rubber purification, solvent recovery, etc.) of extracting natural rubber from Guayule at pilot/demonstration scale 2) Lead the development of new processes and products associated with Guayule 3) Lead the scale-up of the pilot plant processes to commercial scale Compensation for this role is in the $100,000 to $130,000 range plus a 10% annual bonus at target. Full relocation assistance is being offered. Sign on bonus possible. Is there additional variable compensation? 10% Annual bonus at target Sign on bonus possible Full relocation assistance is offered Is relocation available? Yes, nationwide Is this a new position, or a backfill? New Position