Alfa Laval Inc.
Overview
Department:
Manufacturing Location:
Freeport, TX Travel Involved:
0-10% Description:
The Production Engineer will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize key process variables in the operating unit to drive process and product improvements, while maintaining a strong focus on safety and environmental compliance. Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption, or provide training to less experienced engineers.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement systems to improve and sustain value in the areas of health, safety, environment, production rates, equipment reliability, cost, and quality.
Provide technical expertise, providing recommendations on a variety of production and equipment issues, including complex calculations.
Provide independent engineering expertise using engineering principles, theories, and practices to solve complex engineering problems.
Independently implement solutions.
Participate and/or lead the Reliability Improvement team and subteams.
Develop initial scope and business case for improvement projects. Review PDPs for Process Engineers to ensure project scope completeness and that the project will satisfy all desired process benefits.
Lead as the person responsible for project commissioning and start-up activities. Assist in developing commissioning and start-up procedures for new equipment.
Lead Continuous improvement projects focusing on plant optimization.
Provide technical support to the Capital organization for new equipment purchases.
Support Product Technology as needed with application development and lead technology development by designing and conducting experiments.
Serve as an SME and lead on committees for site and corporate process/systems improvements.
Support and interface with plant and engineering personnel, ensuring process and product quality standards are adhered to.
Work in a lead engineer capacity, mentoring and developing emerging engineers.
Provide technical data for environmental events such as process leaks, HRVOC exceedances, RQ’s, etc.
Participate, lead, and approve MOCs and PSSRs.
Participate in PHAs.
Responsible for review and resolution of action items as a result of HES, ISO, Insurance audits, and PHA studies.
Monitor intermediate and product analyses and statistical data.
Responsible for specifying or approving process conditions to produce new or modified products in conjunction with the Quality representative.
Assist in the investigation and resolution of customer complaints and nonconforming products.
Develop, modify, and/or review operational procedures.
Help coordinate and plan special product trials.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with 3+ years of experience in the petrochemical or chemical process industries.
Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
Knowledge of process simulation software such as Aspen Plus.
Ability to contribute in a team environment and establish work relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results.
Self-motivated and results-oriented.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as proficiency in computer applications.
Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Preferred: Experience in polymer processes.
Special Considerations Extended hours may be required during periods of plant upsets or turnarounds.
What we offer
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
Retirement Benefits
Maternity and Paternity Leave
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Teladoc
A wide range of voluntary benefits, like Pet Insurance, Legal, and ID Theft Insurance
Flexible work schedules, like a 9/80 schedule, for eligible team members
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Department:
Manufacturing Location:
Freeport, TX Travel Involved:
0-10% Description:
The Production Engineer will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize key process variables in the operating unit to drive process and product improvements, while maintaining a strong focus on safety and environmental compliance. Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption, or provide training to less experienced engineers.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement systems to improve and sustain value in the areas of health, safety, environment, production rates, equipment reliability, cost, and quality.
Provide technical expertise, providing recommendations on a variety of production and equipment issues, including complex calculations.
Provide independent engineering expertise using engineering principles, theories, and practices to solve complex engineering problems.
Independently implement solutions.
Participate and/or lead the Reliability Improvement team and subteams.
Develop initial scope and business case for improvement projects. Review PDPs for Process Engineers to ensure project scope completeness and that the project will satisfy all desired process benefits.
Lead as the person responsible for project commissioning and start-up activities. Assist in developing commissioning and start-up procedures for new equipment.
Lead Continuous improvement projects focusing on plant optimization.
Provide technical support to the Capital organization for new equipment purchases.
Support Product Technology as needed with application development and lead technology development by designing and conducting experiments.
Serve as an SME and lead on committees for site and corporate process/systems improvements.
Support and interface with plant and engineering personnel, ensuring process and product quality standards are adhered to.
Work in a lead engineer capacity, mentoring and developing emerging engineers.
Provide technical data for environmental events such as process leaks, HRVOC exceedances, RQ’s, etc.
Participate, lead, and approve MOCs and PSSRs.
Participate in PHAs.
Responsible for review and resolution of action items as a result of HES, ISO, Insurance audits, and PHA studies.
Monitor intermediate and product analyses and statistical data.
Responsible for specifying or approving process conditions to produce new or modified products in conjunction with the Quality representative.
Assist in the investigation and resolution of customer complaints and nonconforming products.
Develop, modify, and/or review operational procedures.
Help coordinate and plan special product trials.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with 3+ years of experience in the petrochemical or chemical process industries.
Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
Knowledge of process simulation software such as Aspen Plus.
Ability to contribute in a team environment and establish work relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results.
Self-motivated and results-oriented.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as proficiency in computer applications.
Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Preferred: Experience in polymer processes.
Special Considerations Extended hours may be required during periods of plant upsets or turnarounds.
What we offer
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
Retirement Benefits
Maternity and Paternity Leave
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Teladoc
A wide range of voluntary benefits, like Pet Insurance, Legal, and ID Theft Insurance
Flexible work schedules, like a 9/80 schedule, for eligible team members
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