Chemical Process Engineer

$110,000 - $150,000/Yr

Spearhead Staffing - El Dorado, AR

Full-time

El Dorado, AR

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Site Chemical Engineer position offers an exciting opportunity to work with an expanding leader in the chemical industry. This role is pivotal in supporting the chemical process units by implementing improvements, overseeing equipment upgrades, troubleshooting issues, and managing process safety management (PSM) protocols. The engineer will be responsible for enhancing process control systems and leading capital projects that are essential for the operational efficiency of the facility. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of various chemical engineering principles and equipment, including reactors, evaporators, pumps, valves, compressors, piping, instrumentation, and distributed control systems (DCS). In this role, the engineer will actively participate in process optimization and troubleshooting operational issues, ensuring that production runs smoothly and efficiently. They will analyze operating procedures and machinery functions to enhance raw material efficiency and product quality. The engineer will also be tasked with determining the effective use of unit operations, balancing process requirements with economic evaluations, operator effectiveness, and safety considerations. Additionally, the Site Chemical Engineer will direct the activities of operators on various equipment, including condensers, absorption and evaporation towers, and pipelines, to achieve the desired chemical or physical changes. They will perform tests and measurements throughout the production stages to monitor control over critical variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure. The engineer will also support capital projects by designing plant layouts and overseeing the construction and improvement of equipment used in commercial-scale processes. Furthermore, they will provide technical assistance to the Environmental Department to address and resolve environmental challenges.

Responsibilities

• Participate in process optimization and troubleshooting operational issues.
• Analyze operating procedures, equipment and machinery functions to improve raw material efficiency and improve product quality.
• Determine effective use of unit operations exercising judgment to compromise between process requirements, economic evaluation, operator effectiveness, safety and health hazards.
• Direct activities of operators on equipment including condensers, absorption and evaporation towers, pumps, valves, tanks, boilers, compressors, pipelines, etc. to effect required chemical or physical change.
• Perform tests and measurements throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
• Support capital projects with designs, plant layout, and oversee workers engaged in constructing, controlling, and improving equipment on commercial scale processes.
• Design equipment to control movement, storage, and packaging of liquids and gases.
• Provide technical assistance to Environmental Department to resolve environmental problems.

Requirements

• BS in Chemical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience as a Process/Production Engineer in a Chemical Manufacturing Facility (PSM regulated).
• Process improvement experience in a PSM regulated operation and working with Distributed Control Systems/Instrumentation.
• Knowledge of chemical unit operations/equipment including reactors, distillation, condensers, adsorption, compressors, evaporators, pumps, piping, heat exchangers, etc.
• Ability to work now or in the future without sponsorship.