Grace is hiring a Production Engineer to join our Norco, LA manufacturing team. As a Production Engineer, you will report to the Engineering Manager and responsible for monitoring the production processes and ensure safe operations and efficiently to achieve the desired quality and production targets. The successful candidate needs to possess strong communication skills and be a team player since he/she will be interacting with many different work groups. The Production Engineer position is a de... more details
Requisition ID: 23144
Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and engineered materials. The company’s two industry-leading business segments—Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. Grace employs approximately 4,300 people in over 30 countries.
Job Description
Grace is hiring a Production Engineer to join our Norco, LA manufacturing team. As a Production Engineer, you will report to the Engineering Manager and responsible for monitoring the production processes and ensure safe operations and efficiently to achieve the desired quality and production targets. The successful candidate needs to possess strong communication skills and be a team player since he/she will be interacting with many different work groups. The Production Engineer position is a demanding job to ensure the process performs at the targeted output/quality, but it’s rewarding to see the immediate impact you can have so that the company reaches its goals.
Responsibilities
Track and manage production rates, yield, and quality performance data and troubleshoot any process issues outside of target range.
Identify and lead Continuous Improvement Projects with emphasis on manufacturing cost reduction, capacity improvements/cycle time reductions, energy and waste reduction, and process reliability.
Work with different work groups (Maintenance, I&E, Safety, Logistics, and Vendors) to ensure process is compliant and meets targets.
Create, maintain, and manage process PSM information like operating procedures, block flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, and mass/energy balances.
Proved process engineering expertise for Management of Change, Process Hazard Analysis, and Root Cause Investigations.
Create and manage Management of Change for processing area and complete all required tasks, including pre-startup safety review.
Conduct Root Cause Investigations.
Participate in plant shut down, startup, and turnaround activities, as well as project commissioning and plant trials.
Perform permit audits, safety observations, management walk arounds, and other safety initiatives.
Knowledge in batch reactors, distillation columns, heat exchangers, pumps, filters, DCS programming, PSM documentation, and environmental regulations.
Physical Requirements and Environment
Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a pilot plant facility with highly hazardous materials
Required Qualifications
B.S. degree in an Engineering discipline with Chemical Engineering as highly preferred
1-5+ years of experience in process, production and/or manufacturing engineering within the petrochemical industrial manufacturing environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Team player
Strong initiative skills
Preferred Qualifications
Work experience at a PSM site.
Work experience handling highly hazardous chemicals.
Work experience with batch reactors, distillation columns, steam boilers, solid filtration, DCS programming, PSM documentation, and environmental regulations.
Work experience with solid and slurry processes.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Life Insurance and Disability
Grace Wellness Program
Flexible Workplace
Retirement Plans
401(k) Company Match – Dollar to dollar up to the first 6%
Paid Vacation and Holidays
Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Company Match Donation Program
U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
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