Production Engineer

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and monitor daily production and quality metrics as well as operation logbooks to ensure optimal unit operation and accurate reporting
• Continually optimize production operations to maximize the Efficiency, On-Stream-Time, and Utilization of the manufacturing equipment
• Lead safety training, conduct behavior-based safety audits, and provide a strong safety presence in the unit
• Develop and review standard operating procedures to meet ISO9001 and PSM requirements
• Minimize/eliminate out of specification production by ensuring equipment is maintained in the condition that is required
• Conduct thorough/appropriate non-conforming product and customer complaint investigations necessary to identify root causes and effective corrective/preventive action to continuously reduce the amount of off-spec production and customer complaints
• Investigate/identify causes of waste generation in order to minimize the amount of waste generated
• Apply troubleshooting/problem solving techniques and resources, as required, to quickly respond to many varieties of operational issues
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to minimize production impact
• Identify, communicate, and eliminate production bottlenecks with Engineering/Maintenance in order to continually maximize production capacities
• Train the salaried and hourly staff, as appropriate, on technical matters

These experiences are deemed to be beneficial, but not necessarily all essential:

• Leadership experience in Chemical Plant Operations
• Experience in managing and monitoring key performance indicators - KPI, Pareto, etc
• Demonstrated ability to make timely decisions
• Knowledge of 5S, TPM, and other Lean tools
• Knowledge of PSM, environmental and other regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of root cause analysis methods
• Plant commissioning

Requirements:

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Relevant process engineering and/or operations experience
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative Operations department

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