Job Details

Successful candidates will demonstrate expertise in multiple technology areas or applications, using expertise to develop value-creating solutions for our products or production assets. Functions independently in the area of technical expertise; initiates and drives programs and identifies needed resources; receives limited guidance from supervisor; has demonstrated the ability to resolve conflicting demands to achieve program goals and objectives; works across both the current group and external groups within R&D and MT to deliver technical solutions; solves process issues and knows when to seek additional support; recognized in the Business/Workgroup as a technology SME; solves more diverse and challenging problems due to changing priorities or differing situations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop & drive improvement initiatives and metrics at the Site and across the network as appropriate.
• A key resource for process technology problems at the site.
• Execute Process Safety Dust & Process Hazard Analyses and lead implementation of required follow-up.
• Identify, develop/execute medium to longer-term, non-CapEx projects for productivity (cost & capacity), yield, quality, and sustainability improvement.
• Execute early Front-End Loading (FEL) activity on appropriate CapEx projects (Grow & Improve, quality improvement, etc.) to include business case & scope development. Support detailed design, lead commissioning & start-up activities, and return to operations (RTO) as appropriate.
• Develop & own site mass balances & models to understand yield improvement and debottlenecking opportunities.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to address longer-term production issues.
• Work with HPMC Technology Guardian to support process technology development.
• Liaison with other sites within the network to leverage knowledge & experience as required to resolve issues.
• Ability to statistically model process data to identify trends & changes, causes of variation, and opportunities for improvement.

• Ability to think strategically and have a broader view.
• Continuous Improvement mindset.
• Ability to drive through barriers to implement projects and improvement initiatives.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and manage competing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple functions within a site and across the network at multiple levels of the organization.
• Excellent presentation skills and comfort around Senior Leadership.

• A Bachelor of Science or higher in Chemical Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 to 5 years' experience in manufacturing and engineering preferably in an Operations or Technology role.
• Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt) certification is desirable but not required
• Excellent communication skills.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. for any employer now and in the future.