Process Engineer

Responsibilities

• Identify production bottlenecks, develop action plans, and execute them and assess results.
• Conducts daily handoff meetings with operators and team leaders to provide daily instructions for production expectations, identify barriers experienced during shifts, and communicate to others within the operation; attends other meetings as required.
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance, environmental, and quality.
• Monitors reliability of the processes to define paybacks for improvements.
• Perform inspections during major outages of refractory, instrumentation and prepare shutdown reports.
• Document problems related to the process or systems as seen or received from production. Reviews results with plant team to initiate, recommend, provide and/or implement solutions.
• Conducts process and energy audits to identify opportunities for cost savings.
• Tracks and performs raw material analysis for the best use of the available fuels and stone conducting cost benefit calculations.
• Monitors stone quality, size and gradation, and fuel quality analysis and their impact in product quality.
• Prepare and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and manuals.
• Compile data and maintain Green House Gas (GHG) calculation sheets.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, Minerals Processing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in an Engineering role within maintenance or operations would be an asset.
• Experience in Root Cause Analysis and troubleshooting.
• Industry background in manufacturing related to mining, paper mills, steel plants, refractory, heavy equipment fabrication, stone processing, cement plants, etc. Lime and cement experience is preferred.
• Qualified candidates will exhibit a positive and proactive attitude with high initiative and the ability to perform with minimal supervision.
• Able and willing to spend the majority of time in the plant with the operators, maintenance personnel, and contractors; and able to communicate production and process plans effectively.
• Able to do limited travel to other sites and regions as needed.
• Good technical aptitude and analytical skills.
• Detail and process oriented with strong problem resolution abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to support a continuous improvement environment as well as support change management initiatives.