Description

Department: Manufacturing

Location: Freeport, TX

Travel Involved: 0-10%

Description:
The Production Engineer will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize key process variables in the operating unit to drive process and product improvements, while maintaining a strong focus on safety and environmental compliance. Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption, or provide training to less experienced engineers.

• Develop and implement systems to improve and sustain value in the areas of health, safety, environment, production rates, equipment reliability, cost, and quality.
• Provide technical expertise, providing recommendations on a variety of production and equipment issues, including complex calculations.
• Provides independent engineering expertise using engineering principles, theories, and practices to solve complex engineering problems
• Independently implements solutions
• Participate and/or lead the Reliability Improvement team and subteams.
• Develop initial scope and business case for improvement projects. Review PDPs for Process Engineers to ensure project scope completeness and that the project will satisfy all desired process benefits.
• Lead person responsible for project commissioning and start-up activities. Assist in developing commissioning and start-up procedures for new equipment.
• Lead Continuous improvement projects focusing on plant optimization.
• Provide technical support to the Capital organization for new equipment purchases
• Support Product Technology as needed with application development and lead technology development by designing and conducting experiments
• Serves as an SME and lead on committees for site and corporate process/systems improvements.
• Support and interface with plant and engineering personnel, ensuring process and product quality standards are adhered to
• Works in a lead engineer capacity, mentoring and developing emerging engineers
• Provide technical data for Environmental events such as process leaks, HRVOC exceedances, RQ’s, etc.
• Participate, lead, and approve MOCs and PSSRs.
• Participate in PHAs.
• Responsible for review and resolution of action items as a result of HES, ISO, Insurance audits, and PHA studies.
• Monitor intermediate and product analyses and statistical data.
• Responsible for specifying or approving process conditions to produce new or modified products in conjunction with the Quality representative.
• Assists in the investigation and resolution of customer complaints and nonconforming products.
• Develop, modify, and/or review operational procedures.
• Help coordinate and plan special product trials.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with 3+ years of experience working as a chemical engineer with relevant experience in the petrochemical or chemical process industries.
• Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Knowledge of process simulation software such as Aspen Plus.
• Possess skills to be able to contribute in a team environment and establish work relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results.
• Must be self-motivated and results-oriented.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as proficiency in computer applications.
• Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:
• Experience in polymer processes preferred.

Special Considerations:
Extended hours may be required during periods of plant upsets or turnarounds.

What we offer:

At Braskem, we offer more than just a competitive pay package. Our total rewards package encompasses a comprehensive range of benefits tailored to every stage of your life. Our benefits include:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
Retirement Benefits
Maternity and Paternity Leave
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Teladoc
A wide range of voluntary benefits, like Pet Insurance, Legal, and ID Theft Insurance
Flexible work schedules, like a 9/80 schedule, for eligible team members

Requirements

Requirements: 

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with 3+ years of experience working as a chemical engineer with relevant experience in the petrochemical or chemical process industries.
Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
Knowledge of process simulation software such as Aspen Plus.
Possess skills to be able to contribute in a team environment and establish work relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results.
Must be self-motivated and results-oriented.  
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as proficiency in computer applications.
Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:
Experience in polymer processes preferred.