What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer position at System One?
System One is currently seeking a Process Engineer for an industry-leading client in the Moon Township, PA area.
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)
- Expected to exhibit a high degree of cooperation/teamwork with multiple departments
- Must be flexible in work activities to support cross-functional department and position assignments
- Works with senior managers to communicate opportunities for manufacturing improvement, develop justifications for projects and improvement initiatives, and carry out the implementation of projects deemed valuable
- Develops a high level of technical proficiency in the manufacture of activated carbon and stays current with chemical engineering skills
- Seeks out and develops new tools to advance and improve the company's engineering and carbon manufacturing processes
- Provides support to Facilities Engineering to develop and execute new projects
- Develops process flow diagrams, conceptual material and energy balances, and draft P&IDs to support the development of business cases and capital appropriation requests for new projects
- Performs basic economic analysis of proposed projects and considers multiple alternatives before presenting proposals
- Works with outside engineering contractors to guide their efforts, answer technical questions, and ensure technical correctness and viability of solutions proposed by contract engineering firms
- Works with engineering contractors to develop detailed design documents based on earlier conceptual work
- Verifies equipment and process specifications and material and energy balances produced by outside engineering firms
- Works with internal Project Managers to ensure that projects will deliver on production, operability, and operating cost goals
- Provides engineering support to production plants as assigned
- Travels to facilities regularly to understand their processes and engineering needs
- Maintains good relationships with plant managers and operational and maintenance staff
- Actively seeks opportunities to identify improvements in process economy, efficiency, and production rates
- Guides/mentors junior engineers in the completion of their assignments
- Works with plant management at multiple facilities to seek opportunities for efficiency, cost, and quality improvements
- Initiates and obtains approval for cost reduction projects
- Coordinates and/or participates in the design, installation and start-up of new projects at the plant
- A Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.), or equivalent from four-year college or university is required (Chemical Engineering)
- 7-10 years of experience in a plant environment is required
- 9 years of manufacturing development/optimization experience is preferred
Process Engineer
The Perryman Company -
Houston, PA
