Sr Production Engineer

WR Grace • Baltimore, MD

79d • $98,273 - $135,126

About The Position

Grace is globally recognized for our leadership and the Senior Production Engineer works with some of our industries smartest and most inquisitive people. It is the ideal place to expand your knowledge, mentor early-career engineers and make ambitious strides in your career. The Senior Production Engineer is part of the Advanced Refining Technologies (ART) Hydroprocessing Plant Team. They provide operating support to the process line and make a significant contribution to achieving production goals. The Senior Engineer monitors, analyzes and controls quality working collaboratively with the operations team to optimize the Plant's stream rate, uptime and yield. They play an integral role in Curtis Bay environmental, health and safety initiatives including achieving compliance with EHS policy. They are extremely organized, detail oriented and accurate while multi-tasking and prioritizing competing demands. This role is on-site in Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD and reports to the Operations Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or another technical field
• 5+ years' experience in an 24/7 industrial manufacturing environment, chemical manufacturing preferred
• Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
• Continuous Improvement education or experience, e.g. LEAN, Six Sigma

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors in Chemical Engineering
• Experience in chemical manufacturing
• Proven expertise troubleshooting production issues
• Experience leveraging data driven analysis to enhance manufacturing processes
• EHS compliance experience

Responsibilities

• Prepare operating conditions, interpret process results, and recommend corrective actions to optimize plant operations.
• Develop expertise in all Hydroprocessing and intermediate plant processes and equipment to become a primary resource for troubleshooting, identifying improvement opportunities, and driving continuous improvement changes to improve area OEE metrics.
• Identify yield, analyze, and reduce yield loss for Extrusion Operations to improve production volume.
• Mentor and guide area engineers on safety, chemical, and other engineering principles.
• Identify and support scoping of process improvement or productivity projects.
• Execute commissioning and startup activities, including PHA, PSSR, MOC, writing SOPs/work instructions, and providing training to other plant personnel.
• Support month end closing processes, audits, and responses to customer complaints.
• Lead data driven RCCA for process deviations, downtime, EHS and quality events.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Grace Wellness Program
• Flexible Workplace
• Retirement Plans
• 401(k) Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Parental Leave (salaried only)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Donation Match Program
• U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees