Process Engineer

The Chemours•Fayetteville, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world. CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive.   That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible.  In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry. Chemours is seeking a Process Engineer to join our Manufacturing Technology team. This position is located at the Fayetteville Works site in Fayetteville, NC and will report directly to the Nafion™ Manufacturing Technology Manager. This role will serve as an Assistance to Operations (ATO) Engineer within the Products Area, providing process engineering guidance and technical support to the Operations, Maintenance, and Technology teams. The engineer will support day-to-day manufacturing troubleshooting while also driving improvements in process safety, product quality, yield, uptime, reliability, cost, and overall manufacturing performance . The Products Area converts internally produced resin into high-value films, laminates, and ion exchange membranes that support Chemours' Nafion™ IXM business.

Requirements

BS degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
Relevant process, manufacturing, or production engineering experience in a chemical, industrial, or comparable continuous-process manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated understanding of typical plant equipment and process systems, including pumps, valves, piping, and general process controls.
Demonstrated ability to apply engineering fundamentals to troubleshoot manufacturing problems and improve safety, reliability, product quality, yield, or cost.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with operators, maintenance personnel, engineers, and other plant stakeholders.
Willing and able to wear required PPE, including steel-toe footwear, hard hat, Nomex, eye protection, respirators, and other site-required protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with web handling or converting-process optimization , including capacity, reliability, yield, or web-quality improvements.
Experience with film processing and handling equipment such as extrusion systems, transport rolls, clutches, winders, tension-control systems, web surface treaters, vision systems, and roll slitters.
Experience with polymer processing, film manufacturing, membrane manufacturing, converting, or similar production technologies.
Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or Six Sigma Green Belt experience or certification.
Process Safety Management (PSM) experience.

Responsibilities

Provide process engineering support for Nafion™ IXM manufacturing unit operations.
Provide Process Engineering expertise for project work to ensure compliance with specifications, engineering standards, and quality requirements.
Initiate and review Changes of Design to improve process safety, product quality, environmental performance, manufacturing cost, and business growth.
Troubleshoot manufacturing and process issues in partnership with Operations and Maintenance and provide technical guidance and training to plant personnel.
Lead process, product quality, yield, reliability, capacity, and cost-improvement initiatives.
Participate in and lead Process Safety Management activities, including criticality assessments, Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), and incident investigations.
Plan and execute manufacturing trials supporting new-product development, commercialization, and continuous improvement, including documentation and final technical reports.