Description:
Provides leadership and expertise regarding continuous improvements in manufacturing process capability, capacity and productivity and ensure safe and optimal process utilization. Develops and implements process changes and equipment care procedures to ensure plant safety and reliability. Work may focus on particular products/line/units, plant process/equipment Reliability and/or Process Safety Management.
Job Responsibilities
- Recommends and implements changes to improve plant performance by optimizing product volume, yields and quality in accordance with business needs, while minimizing operating costs and maximizing unit safety and reliability. Uses statistical techniques to improve process capability; uses failure analysis methodology to investigate, find root causes, recommend and implement equipment modifications and upgrades and/or implement process improvements.
- Leads new product and process development teams to coordinate and oversee new product and process runs and associated documentation. Oversees development of plant wide Standard Operating Procedures for process and equipment operation. Ensures all process and procedure changes are in line with Management of Change principles.
- Oversees plant mechanical integrity program by investigating equipment problems and eliminating recurrence of failures that will improve plant performance and reliability. Leads the review of preventive maintenance plans to ensure optimum scheduling. Implements Predictive Maintenance Programs to monitor the condition of the plant and equipment to maximize safety and reliability and reduce downtime. Oversees maintenance projects and monitors progress of external maintenance contractors.
- Conducts “end-of-life” assessments and makes recommendation for equipment repairs and replacements. May assist with equipment repairs as needed and provides information and guidance to original equipment manufacturers, after-market suppliers and outside repair shops.
- Provides leadership and technical expertise to solve complex operating problems. Provides technical guidance to less-experienced engineers.
- Develops and implements equipment, procedure and process changes including the design and implementation of improvement projects, and participation in Hazard Operability Studies and Process Hazards Analysis (PHA). May serve as Process Safety Management (PSM) custodian at the plant in the evaluation of manufacturing process-related risks and incidents. Ensures all product and process changes are implemented in line with appropriate Management of Change (MOC) principles. May provide training as required to manufacturing personnel in relevant manufacturing processes.
- Communicates as required with regional and corporate counterparts to facilitate continuous improvement and ongoing organizational learning.
- Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.
Requirements
- Technical knowledge of process and product technology; engineering principles and theories; Chemical Manufacturing; Process safety management; Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
- Ability to manage, and implement change initiatives; manage and lead projects.
- Strong analytical skills; ability to gather, analyze and draw well-reasoned conclusions
- Bachelor/University degree in a relevant Engineering discipline.
- Minimum five years experience in an appropriate manufacturing environment.