Process Improvement Engineer

Trinseo•Bristol, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Trinseo is a different kind of global materials company – at the intersection of people, technology, and customers. We are a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Our culture is built on passion and innovation. A career at Trinseo presents a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment. Helping customers solve their most complex material challenges is the reason we come to work each day. We are seeking innovative thinkers – ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value. As a global materials solutions provider focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to our customers, we need people to feel respected and included so they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We strive to create workplaces that reflect all communities and customers we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. That's why we're fully committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to drive us forward every day. The Process Improvement Engineer will provide continuous improvement for Safety, Cost, Quality and Reliability of production lines to increase the plant efficiencies as well day-to-day plant support and troubleshooting. Work in close collaboration with operations, reliability, process technology, safety, supply chain, commercial team, corporate engineering and consultants to achieve these improvements. Support product development, scale up, and optimization opportunities. This position will be onsite in Bristol, PA

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Nice To Haves

Polymer technology and extrusion experience preferred
Process Hazard Analysis using LOPA Technique preferred
Project management skills - Stage Gate Project Development process preferred
Accident and incident investigation and root cause analysis preferred
Lean Six Sigma Operational Excellence Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Collects data, identifies key measures using plant performance data analysis for improvement projects working collaboratively with the Area Superintendent and peers.
Partners with Operations and Maintenance Department to address day to day issues and achieve production goals
Communicates concise summaries of process performance and recommends improvements
Supports and assists in the implementation of day to day troubleshooting and improvement projects for Control Systems in the Bristol Plant.
Partners with plant operation personnel to secure process data for identification of technology gaps, improvement opportunities and project definitions
Monitors production data and performs asset utilization calculations
Leads and or participates in RCIs for events related to safety, quality, and reliability
Updates product recipe files as needed
Primary initiator of MOCs for the unit assigned
Identifies, evaluates, and implements capital and non-capital improvement projects working with manufacturing teams, engineering personnel, and R&D representatives
Interacts with and leads other in-plant or outside technical resources to complete projects
Leads reliability improvement projects.
Executes plant trials for new product development and supports scale up activities
Prepares operating manuals and process documents; develops operator training documents/plans.
Follows safe, environmentally sound engineering practices and exercises sound judgment in decision-making.
Participate and/or lead Process Hazard Analysis, Management of Changes (MOCs) and Pre-Start-up Safety Reviews (PSSRs)for small to moderate projects
Supports BBS process by performing observations
Supports Loss Control policy, ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 management systems.
Other duties as assigned