Senior Production Engineer

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Production Engineer for our chemical manufacturing client. This is an in-office position located in the Beaumont / Port Arthur area with up to 10% domestic travel as necessary. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

Base salary of $140k - $160k DOE plus bonus opportunity and excellent benefits

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and 10+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment

7+ years experience in distillation and batch processing required

Strong process and project design experience required

The Senior Production Engineer role oversees operation of distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors, acts as a technical resource for operations personnel, applies technical skills to optimize plant operations.

Role Responsibilities:

• Leading the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.


• Understanding and working with plant utilities.


• Working with Plant Management to provide data and chemical engineering support for specific product campaigns.


• Working closely with Technical Advising and plant personnel to optimize operations and meet plant goals.


• Work closely with QA personnel to ensure that all product specifications are met.


• Assist the Engineering Department in developing cost effective projects to optimize production.


• Develop procedures for items already in production or to be produced in the future.


• Troubleshooting plant operations when actual operations do not meet the expected results.


• Generating reports that detail including mass balances, process data analysis and de-bottlenecking proposals.


• Developing and maintaining specific schedules to meet production demand.


• Ensuring projects are running efficiently by working with plant personnel, technical advisors and data analysis.


• Actively participating with operators in the field to help identify process and HSEQ improvements.


• Communicating technical information and issues to plant personnel at all levels within the organization, when needed


• Lead process improvement meetings with plant personnel for the main projects.


• Lead project planning meetings to discuss all items related to the project execution.

Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and 10+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment

7+ years experience in distillation and batch processing required

Strong process and project design experience required

Honeywell Experion and MS Project experience strongly preferred

Have or ability to obtain TWIC Card