PPG - Barberton, OH
posted 3 months ago
As the Chemical Engineer Lead at PPG, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the tracking, usage, and reduction of Trichloroethylene (TCE) within the Barberton Plant. Your expertise will be essential in operating and optimizing various systems including the extractor, dryer, oven, decanting, distillation, and solvent recovery systems. You will lead the TCE continuous improvement team, focusing on minimizing emissions and enhancing efficiency across all processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Your responsibilities will also include conducting thorough cause analyses, facilitating corrective actions, and employing statistical analysis to improve solvent recovery processes. In this position, you will be responsible for leading regular meetings with the plant team to discuss strategies for improving TCE emissions. You will track assignments and ensure that all related processes are current, providing training to supervisors and operators as necessary. Collaboration with the Operations and Maintenance teams will be key, as you will work together to implement necessary upgrades to instrumentation and process equipment. Your leadership will be vital in identifying opportunities to enhance solvent recovery processes and in ensuring that equipment is properly maintained, particularly during plant-wide outages. Additionally, you will work closely with the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team to monitor compliance with Barberton's Title V air permit, promptly notifying leadership of any deviations and ensuring that corrective actions are taken. You will also oversee the Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) Program, ensuring compliance with inspections, leak repairs, and record-keeping requirements.