Process Engineer
About The Position
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering required
- 5+ years’ experience in chemical/petrochemical industry or related industry, in either Engineering or Operations role
- Commitment to high level of safety and environmental awareness
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of heat exchanger design, simulation and rating is a plus
- Relief device sizing, specification and selection are a plus
- Working knowledge of SAP.
- Experience with Vision a plus.
- Trained facilitator credentials are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot operational issues; interface with operations and maintenance personnel as problems are addressed
- Develop and execute $25K to $6 million capital projects (includes developing scope, conducting project safety reviews, generating cost estimates, serving as project manager when funds are approved, etc). Develop all conceptual design, basic engineering and process-related input for detailed engineering deliverables. Interface with contract project engineering personnel. Projects may address process safety improvement or improvements to process, utilities and/or plant infrastructure.
- Lead and participate in process hazard reviews, PHA revalidation and LOPA analysis
- Execute and close PHA and LOPA recommendations
- Identify productivity improvement projects by analysing production data, performing process heat and material balances, modeling and simulating the process, pinch analyses and other quantification methods
- Propose production tests to collect data for productivity improvement projects. Evaluate the results of production tests. Utilize design of experiment methodology where applicable.
- Monitor and continually optimize process operation; provide guidance to operations personnel to ensure that key energy consumption, yield, selectivity and production targets are met.
- Generate Management of Change (MOC) documents to address plant needs; complete engineering aspects of MOC documentation
- Follow new technology developments and evaluate opportunities to implement in existing units
- Cooperate with new business development activities to estimate capital expenditure needs for implementing business growth plans
- Participate in plant safety audits and routine safety improvement activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
