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Calgon Carbon - Catlettsburg, KY
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About the position
The Plant R&D Process Engineer IV serves as the technical lead process development and scale-up in Prime carbon manufacturing and other market segments as appropriate. In addition, the Plant R&D Process Engineer IV will support R&D efforts in other active development areas, as needed. The Plant R&D Process Engineer IV must be able to rapidly gain an understanding of technology through both internal experts and external sources, and creatively utilize any new information in his/her development projects. The Plant Process Engineer IV will most often work with manufacturing and R&D personnel and must be able to influence others to gain cooperation. A hands-on approach is expected in both plant and laboratory environments. The Plant Process Engineer IV must be willing to work off hours and respond to frequent changes in priorities in a fast-paced environment. While the primary responsibility of the Plant Process Engineer IV is process development and scale-up, there may be occasional projects involving optimization of existing full-scale processes.
Responsibilities
- Technical responsibility or support for other R&D and manufacturing projects, as needed.
- Lead production process development in prime activated carbon manufacturing.
- Develop technical plans and execute them with help from lab technicians, production technicians, process engineers, and other colleagues.
- Maintain a record of the progress in a timely fashion, focusing on project objectives with minimal supervision.
- Advance company's expertise in processing activated carbon, beyond current technology.
- Evaluate new raw materials and thermal processing technology at both lab and plant scale.
- Maintain strong collaboration and communication among personnel of various backgrounds and education.
- Full and timely reporting of results, including formal update presentations for major projects.
- Work closely with plant maintenance and operations staff to ensure production trials and new pilot scale tests are accomplished with technical rigor.
- Extensive field work with pilot scale equipment design and configuration.
- Interface with other R&D resources and occasionally Commercial team members to understand market needs and desired properties for possible new products.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.), or equivalent from four-year college or university is required (a degree in chemistry or chemical engineering is preferred).
- A Master's degree (M.A.) or equivalent is preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience in lab-scale chemical treatment and analysis is required.
- 5-7 years of hands-on practical experience in field trials of new processes - knowledge of carbon and chemistry fundamentals, techniques, and test methods is required.
- 7-10 years of industrial R&D experience, demonstrated creative skills (patents, technical leadership), and statistical analysis is required.
- Experience in activated carbon is preferred.
- Familiarity with economic/business analyses is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, prescription & vision insurance.
- HSA & retirement savings (401k) with generous company match.
- Incentives/bonus plans.
- Competitive pay.
- Dress for your day.
- Hybrid schedules.
- Paid time off (vacation starting at 3 weeks).
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Wellness programs.
- Fun events.
- Learning & development opportunities.
