Continuous Improvement Engineer

Pilot Chemical • Middletown, OH

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About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Engineer helps drive continuous improvement at the Middletown Site. The role focuses on preventive and predictive maintenance, root-cause analysis, and leading or participating in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and reliability improvement projects. The engineer collects and analyzes process equipment data to optimize performance and extend equipment life, and facilitates equipment failure analysis to determine corrective actions that prevent future failures.

The position works with both staff and shop-floor teams, serves as a technical resource for maintenance issues, and supports compliance with the Responsible Care Management System® through policies, procedures, assigned responsibilities, and progress tracking. Schedule flexibility is needed to meet plant needs. Due to the safety-sensitive nature of the role, the incumbent must take and pass regular, routine chemical dependency tests.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 1–3 years of industrial experience, preferably in chemical manufacturing.
• Relevant experience within or knowledge of a PSM-regulated facility.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of cause-analysis methodologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of OEE.
• Understanding of data-driven decision-making.
• Proven ability to drive a resolution to completion.
• Proven verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as a team player and maintain good relationships with peers, subordinates, and superiors.
• Demonstrated ability in continuous improvement.
• Budgeting skills to effectively manage project costs and maintenance expense spending.
• Ability to make progress on multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to balance short- and long-term plant needs.
• Must take and pass regular, routine chemical dependency tests because of the safety-sensitive nature of the job.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced courses or seminars in cause analysis, rotating equipment, and reliability principles.
• Strong background in project and/or maintenance management.
• Successful experience executing and managing reliability improvement projects.
• Ability to perform economic evaluations of competing options.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze data to develop corrective actions addressing root causes of production and equipment problems.
• Lead small maintenance and process improvement projects through completion.
• Drive continuous improvement by completing assigned CAPAs in Safety, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Work with staff and shop-floor teams to drive improvements.
• Lead or participate in cause analysis and ensure appropriate follow-up to correct problems.
• Serve as a technical resource for site maintenance issues.
• Participate in MI, PM, and PdM activities as assigned.
• Lead focused efforts to improve OEE through sustainable corrective actions.
• Collect and analyze process equipment data to optimize performance and extend equipment life.
• Facilitate failure analysis on process equipment to identify corrective actions that prevent failures and extend equipment life.
• Ensure compliance with the Responsible Care Management System®, including establishing policies and procedures, assigning responsibilities, and tracking progress.
• Maintain schedule flexibility to meet plant needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level