Production Engineer - Monomer
Position Summary
The Production Engineer position provides in-depth engineering, analytical, tactical, and strategic expertise to their area of assignment. This position requires extensive use and application of engineering and plant operating principles and concepts. The role of Production Engineer supports the Monomer Area and requires a chemical or mechanical engineering degree, a minimum of one year of experience in manufacturing and three years of overall experience as an engineer. The Production Engineer reports to the Monomer Area Manager. The Area Manager will emphasize different aspects of this job description and add to it based on the specific needs of the area and the experience level of the Production Engineer. A strong contributor in this role can aspire to be an Assistant Area Manager or Area Manager position since this role provides many opportunities to demonstrate leadership and initiative.
Essential Job Functions
- Follow DPE established operations and safety policies and procedures.
- Critical member of the operation 24 Hr. Support Organization – provides support to daily operations and serves as one of the main contacts between the 24-hr. organization and the support groups (MT, SH&E, Projects, Maintenance, E&C).
- Obtain in-depth knowledge of the process running conditions and of field equipment so that he / she can effectively assist the operations and maintenance organizations, especially in troubleshooting of issues.
- Field presence: The Production Engineer needs to have frequent field presence, know the jobs for the day and interact with operations and maintenance resources on these. Provide guidance and support to operators with troubleshooting.
- This role will, at times, require work during weekends and nights, specifically when plant problems, operating personnel or schedules benefit from immediate technical help.
- Create COD’s, General Deviations, Replacement in Kind, TA’s etc. to support daily plant operation.
- Review and provide input to SOP’s and SOC’s
- Keep up to date on CAR’s, CBT and all required tasks.
- Support and lead small to medium scope incident investigations. Drive to root cause and generate essential recommendations strongly tied to the causes of the incident.
- Network with Safety & Environmental professionals to ensure operation within permitted guidelines.
- Network with other Manufacturing Technology Engineer (MT) when additional assistance is needed in resolving operational issues.
- Network with Design Engineers on improvements to process operability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Preparation and presentation of technical reports (Yield loss, Uptime reports, etc.).
- Initiate cost reduction ideas and projects.
- Ability to work well with all functions in the plant to accomplish the objectives of the assignment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills as this role will network with all groups and levels of the organization. Strong influence skills are needed in this role.
- Contribute to the safe operation of the plant. Lead and participate in 3S Audits as needed.
Position Requirements
- BS in Chemical Engineering from ABET accredited program required.
- Preferable would be at least a minimum of one year of experience in Chemical Plant environment and three years of overall experience as an engineer.
- Proactive and able to work independently.
- Ability to collaborate with others in decision making.
- Proven success in leading projects and teams.
- Strong communications skills, both written & verbal.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required.
- Experience working in a multinational environment is desirable.
- SAP experience is preferable but not required.
DPE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
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Work Location: In person