Bayer - Luling, LA
posted 3 months ago
At Bayer, we are visionaries driven to solve the world's toughest challenges, striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream but a real possibility. As a Chemical Engineer Co-Op, you will play a crucial role in improving our chemical processes, focusing on yield and process capacity improvements, waste reductions, and cost improvements. This position involves troubleshooting mechanical equipment and providing recommendations to enhance reliability and reduce costs associated with our processes. You will also be involved in the design, installation, and start-up of automatic process control systems, material handling, and distributive control systems. In this role, you will assist engineers in developing project objectives and scope by analyzing customer requirements and producing necessary documentation for customer approval. Ensuring compliance with engineering standards, OSHA, EPA standards, and plant safety standards is paramount in all projects you undertake. You will collaborate with other engineers to gain insights into maintenance and reliability improvement programs within chemical plants, perform engineering calculations, and may assist with the procurement process of equipment specifications and contract administration. Your responsibilities will also include conducting engineering cost, feasibility, and planning studies, analyzing customer needs, and providing recommendations based on your findings. Collaboration with production and technical staff will be essential for troubleshooting and problem-solving across all operational areas to achieve project goals. Additionally, you will aid in the implementation of the Operational Excellence program and support Process Improvement/Lean Manufacturing initiatives across the site.