Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Production Engineer for a chemical manufacturing client in Brandenburg, Kentucky. Relocation assistance may be available if not local.
- Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years’ experience in product engineering in a chemicals or related sector required
- Experience in continuous and / or batch processes and control systems preferred; manufacturing experience preferred.
- Base salary of $100k - $120k DOE plus 10% bonus opportunity and excellent benefits
Role Overview :
The Production Engineer role leads projects and acts as a technical resource for plant operations to implement process improvements and cost savings.
Responsibilities :
Initiate Management of Change for all Process Hazard Analysis (PHA’s) action items and coordinate their execution.Conduct incident investigations including root cause analysis, coordinating execution of action items and continuous improvement activitiesReview and analyze daily operations and trends.Review operating procedures, ensuring documentation complies with established ISO standards, create and maintain spreadsheets and charts, review daily logs, collect data, maintain files and update forms as necessary.Investigate quality and deferment customer complaints, provide root cause and correction actions.Identify and assist in the development / execution of expense and capital projects to facilitate improvements, improve reliability, reduce fixed costs and enhance safety.Ensure full compliance with all regulatory requirements, including but not limited to OSHA, EPA, DOT, etc., and all HSE rules, policies, practices and procedures all the time.Drive continuous improvements through close measurement tracking of key plant metrics (including OEE, UPE, DPR, FPQ, etc.).Become technical resource liaison between Microelectronics unit and tolling customer.Education Qualifications
Required Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years of related experienceExperience in continuous and / or batch processes and control systems preferred; manufacturing experience preferred.Experience with PSM a plus.Demonstrated analytical and project management skills.Must have ability to interact effectively with technical contacts, as well as hourly workforce.Must have demonstrated ability to master specific products, processes and equipment.Good organizational, time management, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Must have good problem-solving skills using Statistical Process Control (SPC) as a tool.MS Office experience required.SAP experience a plus.Proficiency in configuring Provox and DeltaV distributed control systems preferred.Experience with Root Cause Analysis strongly preferred.