Run Plant Engineer

Livent USA Corp•Bessemer City, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Run Plant Engineer is responsible for safe and stable day-to-day operations of the production unit. You will work with cross functional teams to ensure alignment between EHS, commercial, manufacturing, and R&D. You will focus on shorter range of process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

BS in Chemical Engineering required (strong consideration will be afforded to candidates with experience in Extractive Metallurgy, Minerals Processing or Hydrometallurgy)
3-10 years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment (crystallizer experience, and cGMP or equivalent quality systems experience preferred)
Strong knowledge of chemical processing with the ability to solve complex chemical engineering process problems
Exposure to production and process functions
Proficient in Project Management & AFE Process
Presentation skills, public speaking
Knowledge of PSM, LOPA, PHA, EHS Policy/Procedures/SOP,
Environmental Regulations Specific to Plant Processes
Proficiency in DCS/PLC Process Control
Comfortable being out in the plant
Good composure
Familiar with Lean manufacturing principles, OAU
Identify through observation bottlenecks and issues to help the existing production process run better
Execute projects up to $100k
Effective communicator, up and down
Conduct and lead Root Cause Analysis and identifying preventative / corrective actions
P&ID development
Complete Mass and Energy Balances on unit operations to processes
Provide process data to size pumps, exchangers, control valves, flow meters and other basic equipment or unit operations
Basic systematic troubleshooting
Proficiency in Excel and other MS Office products
Familiar with and know how to read single line diagrams, piping isometrics, tank and equipment drawings
Six Sigma
Process safety knowledge
Technical / functional skills
Problem solving
Actions oriented / drive for results
Decision quality and data-based decision making
Planning and project management
Interpersonal skills and self-awareness
Approachability
Comfort around higher management
Customer focus

Responsibilities

Support the site’s safety efforts through activities such as safety observations, safety improvement projects and key safety procedure audits.
Resolving day-to-day production issues and process problems
Initiate and/or approve MOC requests to include action items, training, PSSR’s, etc. and communicate changes.
Assist in incident investigations, identifying root causes and appropriate corrective actions to improve safety and environmental performance at the Bessemer City site.
Analysis of Asset Utilization data for reliability and capacity improvement opportunities
Process safety assessment and improvement initiatives
Maintaining accurate process technology information
Development and execution of small-scale quality, yield, or capacity improvement initiatives
Capital project support
Plant / process start-ups
Participate on Process Hazards Analysis teams.
Support resolution of high-risk scenario action items generated from PHA teams, etc.
You will report to the Area Manager, and you will be based at the Bessemer City plant, where you will be assigned to support one of the operating units.
Other job duties as may be assigned from time to time.