Production Chemical Engineer
Solstice Consulting Group
Houston, TX
$100,000 - $125,000 a year
Description
Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Production Engineer for a chemical manufacturing client in Houston, Texas. Role is on a 9/80 schedule in the East Houston office with up to 10% travel.
- Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years’ experience in product engineering in a chemicals or related sector required
- Experience in distillation and hydrogenation reactor projects required
- Knowledge of MS Project and/or Honeywell Experion preferred
- Base salary of $100k - $125k DOE plus 10% bonus opportunity and excellent benefits
Role Overview:
The Production Engineer role leads distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors for the company and acts as a technical resource for plant operations to implement process improvements and cost savings.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
- Understand and work with plant utilities.
- Work with Operations Management to provide data and chemical engineering support for specific product campaigns.
- Work closely with Technical and plant personnel to optimize operations and meet plant goals.
- Work closely with QA to ensure that all product specifications are met.
- Assist the Engineering Department in developing cost effective projects to optimize production and capital expenses.
- Develop procedures for items already in of for future production.
- Troubleshoot plant operations when actual operations do not meet expectations.
- Generate reports that detail and summarize a specific projects or campaigns - including mass balances, process data analysis and de-bottlenecking proposals.
- Develop and maintain specific schedules to meet production demand.
- Actively participate with operators in the field to help identify process and HSE improvements.
- Assist to optimize the disposition of the waste generated in each project to improve cost savings.
- Lead quarterly improvement meetings with Technical personnel for the main projects.
- Lead pre-campaign meetings prior to start-up to discuss all items related to the upcoming project.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years of related experience
- Experience in distillation and hydrogenation reactor projects required
- Able to participate in the company on-call facility policy, when needed.
- Have or have ability to obtain TWIC Card.
- Honeywell Experion and/or MS Project experience preferred