Performance Engineer - Chemical

ATI•Albany, OR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ATI is hiring a Performance Engineer for its Chemical Operations division at the Millersburg, Oregon facility. The division operates continuous liquid-liquid extraction processes and continuous and batch chemical reactors to produce and purify specialty metals. This is an onsite role focused on analyzing and monitoring overall equipment effectiveness and resolving performance issues. The engineer identifies improvements and implements solutions in collaboration with relevant functions and teams. The position is suited to an engineering graduate seeking an introduction to chemical manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
0–3 years of experience in a production, manufacturing, or operational environment.
Ability to fit a full-face respirator.

Responsibilities

Own and eliminate production losses related to utilization, yield, or uptime, ensuring effective solutions are implemented.
Evaluate and categorize production losses to support targeted improvement efforts.
Record, analyze, and interpret production deviation data to identify trends and performance improvement opportunities.
Determine and prioritize corrective actions to close operational performance gaps.
Review daily operating logs for equipment reliability issues and work with teams to address them.
Partner with reliability engineers to identify and address equipment losses and improve long-term reliability.
Work with the Capability Leader to determine solutions for losses caused by operating discipline.
Monitor and analyze the reliability program’s effectiveness to ensure performance targets are met and improvement opportunities are addressed.
Lead equipment criticality analyses, focusing on high-priority equipment.
Identify needs and resources for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and determine the appropriate investigation level for issues.
Provide input to turnaround scope for availability and equipment reliability opportunities that cannot be addressed during regular operations.
Evaluate improvement proposals for their value and alignment with business goals.
Provide subject matter expertise for key performance improvement initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive base pay with variable additional compensation opportunities.
401(k) plan with company match.
Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life insurance.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Employee Assistance Programs.
15 days of paid vacation time.
12 paid holidays.
Performance bonus.
Optional employee-paid Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, and Pet Insurance.