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Situation in organization Reports to the Plant Manager Job dimensions
- Provides process and project engineering support to maximize operational efficiency , continuously identify, evaluate, and implement opportunities to improve safety, quality, cost, and capacity.
- Collaborate with technical staff, business group, corporate technology and consultants to ensure product quality and customer focused support
- Support plant day to day processes including batch management and manual operations to ensure safety in all aspects of operation
- Backup for Production Supervisor
Activities Plant Process Support 60%
- Subject Matter Expert for all plant manufacturing processes and equipment
- Regularly engage with operators on the plant floor to learn, optimize and troubleshoot process
- Provide training for operators
- Create, review and update SOP's, batch sheets and other procedures to drive standardization of all process operations
- Maintain the technical process knowledge for the facility and the product line including SAP recipe management
- Support PLC system
- Support the plant in the management of product quality and others quality issues including root cause analysis
Process Safety 20%
- Site Process Safety Champion
- Ensure safety critical equipment is in good working order and psi documentation is up to date (e.g. PRV inventory/calculations, Critical Interlock checks)
- Manage site asset mechanical integrity program.
- Co-manage MOC process to document and control process changes
Safety and Health10%
- Lead the development of a site-level process safety program. Complete gap assessment, action planning, and implementation of improvements. Elements include incident investigation, MOC, and process hazard analysis.
- Complete Occupational Risk Assessments to define and mitigate risk of employee exposure and physical safety in daily tasks.
- Spend time on the plant floor to ensure safe operation and propose actions to improve safety and reduce environmental risks.
- Support and promote HES reporting and investigations at the site
Process Development 10%
- Lead small CAPEX projects from concept, feasibility, design, and execution including knowledge of Stage-Gate Process
- Assist with large CAPEX as needed
- Organize industrial trials allowing the feasibility studies of the new products, projects, approval of new materials, new suppliers, at the best cost while ensuring the quality of the products.
- Coordinate at the site the variable cost and energy improvement programs in support of corporate initiatives
- Other duties as required
Context and environment
- This role is based in the Columbus, Ohio Facility and remotely supports a small site in White City, Oregon
- The job involves the ability to climb stairs and ladders, wearing a PAPR respirator, work in an industrial environment requiring FRC and other PPE in addition to time spent in the office
- Comply with all regulatory requirements, industry best practices and internal policies
- Travel to vendors, corporate offices and other plants may be required (typical <5% of time)
- On-Call plant support required both for operations and PLC. The plant currently operates 16 hours x 5 days per week, and very occasional Saturdays.
Accountabilities
- Strong communication skills (English) both written and verbal
- Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting abilities
- Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
- Ability to work independently and make decisions
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams and support all departments
- Ability to learn SAP and PLC programs and reports
- Exhibit good judgement, dependability, initiative, and a positive attitude
QUALIFICATIONS/experience required
- BS Engineering required; Chemical Engineer preferred
- 3+ years' experience in chemical manufacturing environment required
- Experience with Process Safety Management preferred
- Experience with SAP and PLC systems preferred
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Arkema Inc
Feb 20, 2025