Process Engineer

Job Description

Process Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies yield losses and drives yield improvements
• Responsible for mass and energy balances for each process step
• Works on increasing capacity and yield of the manufacturing processes
• Identifies and drive the implementation of process improvements
• Leads ESG initiatives including energy measurements and improvements, waste reduction, and moving to a zero-discharge facility
• Responsible to ensure production, cost, yield, safety, quality, and environmental goals are achieved for production processes and products
• Designs, engineers, manages, implements and starts-up plant capital projects
• Participates in/write/execute URS, SOPs, technical instructions, validation protocols and qualifications
• Leads and participates in PHA/HAZOPS/ (Process Hazards Analysis/Hazardous Operability Analysis) and Incident investigations
• Initiates, manages, and completes projects to support production and process improvements
• Conceives, conceptualizes, designs, develops, manages, and implements capital and other projects in to increase capacity, reduce costs and achieve other production, cost, yield, safety, quality, and environmental goals
• Manages a variety of replacement-in-kind and other maintenance projects
• Other duties as assigned

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities every person must possess to be successful)

• Strong analytical skills in being able to digest and synthesize large volumes of data
• Critical Thinking — using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Motivated to pursue positive change and work with employees in facilitating recommended changes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Ability to present creative solutions
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivational disposition
• Maintains confidentiality
• Coaching skills
• Experience with process troubleshooting, process improvement, and projects in a chemical plant/pharma API plant
• Thorough understanding of principles d practices of chemical & pharmaceutical manufacturing, utility systems
• Working knowledge of cGMP, regulatory guidelines, quality, and safety industrial norms based on site and corporate requirements
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical validation and GMPs preferred
• Working familiarity with highly hazardous chemicals, including chlorine and anhydrous HF is highly desired.

Education/Experience

• BS in Chemical Engineering required plus 5+ years’ experience working in a chemical, pharmaceutical API manufacturing facility.
• PMP certification desirable.
• Experience with plant automation desirable
• Experienced in Project Management