Chemical Production Engineer

$110,000 - $125,000/Yr

The Recruiting Group - Mount Pleasant, SC

Full-time - Mid Level

Mount Pleasant, SC

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Chemical Production Engineer will play a crucial role in supporting plant unit operations and driving continuous improvements within a global chemical production environment. This position involves overseeing process and product startups, ensuring compliance with EHS and PSM regulations, and enhancing safety, productivity, and quality across operations.

Responsibilities

• Involved in day to day production support for the batch/continuous chemical operations including troubleshooting and problem solving of process/equipment issues.
• Track Production Yields and Perform Mass Balances.
• Handle process improvement projects.
• Manage continuous improvements in safety, productivity, quality, reliability and cost.
• Support process downtime and runtime.
• Involved with production and material planning, packaging, shipping, and receiving.
• Participate in PSM initiatives and audits.
• Implement change management processes including MOC, PSSR, P&ID, hazard reviews, SOPs, SPC, SQC.
• Lead incident investigations and problem-solving sessions (safety, quality, production, reliability, etc.).
• Assist with Training of Operations Teams.

Requirements

• BS Chemical Engineering degree
• 8+ years experience as Process/Production Engineer/Leader in PSM/chemical operating plants
• Familiar with process unit operations and Controls; reactors, distillation, polymerization, esterification, filtration, dryers, twin-screw extrusion, heat treatment.
• Able to work in the USA without sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice-to-haves

• Preferred experience with Lean/Six Sigma
• Experience in Continuous Improvement
• Familiarity with PHA, MOC, P&IDs