Senior Process Engineer Job

  • ALPEK POLYESTER
  • Gaston, South Carolina
  • Full Time

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Why You'll Love This Job

We are seeking a Senior Process Engineer based out of our Gaston, SC facility.

Responsibilities

DUTIES:

  • Create technical reports, project reports and process design support to all ALPEK virgin PET assets, not limited IntegRex technology.
  • Analyze and improve existing virgin PET production assets, not limited to IntegRex process technology.
  • Run process simulators using special computers and AspenTech process modeling software including coding in special programming language and high-level spreadsheet development.
  • Run process evaluations on existing IntegRex pilot facilities to support existing IntegRex industrial facilities. Interaction with technical fellows and R&D is required.
  • Lead feasibility evaluations and creation of conceptual design package to coordinate engineering firms to the basic engineering design package in projects economically attractive and ESG related.
  • Provide support in design of critical equipment and upgrades throughout the world applicable in ALPEK virgin PET production assets.
  • Coordinate process support with the licensing unit of ALPEK Polyester S.A. de C.V. and the rest of the ALPEK virgin PET assets.
  • Support other Process engineers, Project engineers and Operations engineers in ALPEK virgin PET facilities around the world. This includes interaction with all disciplines related to manufacturing process such as Mechanical, Instrument, Electrical, Civil, Structural, Architectural, SHE, Procurement among others disciplines.
  • Travel up to 25% of the time in the United States, Canada and Mexico
  • 50% hybrid/remote/telecommute position - Necessary support and follow up industrial plant problems on site (Gaston, SC)
  • Company Address: 570 K Avenue, Gaston SC 29053 (Calhoun and Lexington Counties)

Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering or similar field AND five (5) years as Process Engineer or related.

Applicants must have 5 years' experience with the following:

  • chemical manufacturing facility.

Applicants must have demonstrative experience with the following:

  • Polyester Continuous Polymerization (CP).
  • Polyester Solid-State Polymerization (SSP).
  • Aspen Plus process simulations for Polymer and Polyester plants.
  • Reading and understanding technical manuals and engineering documentation.
  • MS Excel, MS Power point, MS Word, MS project and MS Visio.

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Job Number: 152028

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Job ID: 477474527
Originally Posted on: 5/17/2025

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