Job Description

Plant Engineer Job Description 

Reports to
VP Engineering

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. The standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday (8a-5p).

***Note: Our client does operate 24 hours a day so periodically there may be some days and hours
outside of the standard schedule above that may be required, including weekends.***

***Must be authorized to work in the United States. ***

Summary/Objective

The Plant Engineer works with company employees, customers and regulatory agencies to help manage site assets and compliance programs for a chemical manufacturing company. 

Essential Functions

1. Assist with the management of the company’s management systems in the areas of health, safety, environmental, security and quality.
2. Manage the requirements of OSHA PSM by collecting applicable data, performing audits and inspections as well as training employees.
3. Assist with the management of the company’s quality management system by creating, training on and auditing procedures to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards.
4. Assist with the management of processes and procedures to comply with cGMP requirements.
5. Provide input on new product technologies to determine fit in equipment, development of projects, and startup planning. Work very closely with R&D and commercial management to help bring new products forward and meet customer’s timetable for commercialization.
6. Provide technical support to help solve problems, resolve bottlenecks, and ensure the products and processes are meeting quality, environmental, efficiency, and safety standards.
7. Must be able to recognize safety issues, potential process safety hazards, develop critical process parameters, and never exceed limits.
8. This employee must be able to use their technical training and experience to reasonably identify, evaluate and respond to risks and opportunities to the business and assist with mitigating these risks and maximizing opportunities.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities

Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment.  This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to loud noises, fumes or airborne particles, toxic chemicals (including high and low pH), flammable materials, high, precarious places and moving mechanical parts. 

The employee will be exposed to extreme temperatures within the working environment, including outside weather conditions such as wet and/or humid conditions. Proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and fume hoods is required. Certain procedures will require the use enhanced personal protective equipment such as a fit tested, full-face respirator. 

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit, climb, or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must navigate stairs and/or ladders. The employee must lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and lift and/or move greater than 55 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.  Employee must be willing and able to wear safety equipment such as but not limited to but not limited to: hand, foot, head, hearing, eye protection including, but not limited to ear plugs, and safety glasses/goggles/face shields and possibly Tyvek/Tychem suits. Employee will be required to be fit-tested for full-face respirators. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position.  The standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5p.m. Note: Client does operate 24 hours a day so periodically there may be some days and hours outside of the standard schedule above that may be required, including weekends.

Travel

Periodic travel to include visits to customers, suppliers and to attend trade shows or off-site training.

Required Education and Experience

1. B.S. in Chemical Engineering
2. Experience in the chemical process industry as a process engineer
3. Ability to work with all functional groups such as R&D, Engineering, Health & Safety, Quality, Environmental, etc.
4. Proven leader to utilize all resources to solve problems, commercialize products, improve efficiencies, reduce waste, maximize revenue income, and meet customer expectations.
5. Ability to process oral and written information effectively.
6. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None required for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)

Legal Authorization for Employment in the USA

Other

***Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.***

**Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**

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Christopher

Christopher Whitehead

Executive Recruiter

Office: (803) 233-3467

cwhitehead@qworksgroup.com

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