Process Engineer

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?
Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Process Engineer to join our Specialty ingredients G.P., business at our Hopewell, VA location .

This is a very visible, significant role within the Company, and the Plant Engineering and Operations functions.

This position will report to the Engineer Manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:


* Follows site's Safety Policies and Procedures


* Investigate, discuss, and solve complex problems by interacting with manufacturing departments, contractors, and internal customers.


* Help further company culture of implementing new solutions and continually improve existing processes.


* Evaluate current systems and modify as appropriate to improve performance


* Determines root cause of chronic operating problems.

Recommends and assists in implementing solutions


* Investigates opportunities to improve plant through-put, capacity, and implement cost savings opportunities.


* Analyzes production data and quality data to determine optimum operating conditions


* Utilizes Lean manufacturing techniques/tools for identification and implementation of continuous improvement projects


* Provides technical support for capital projects including creating function specification documents


* Support the site's environmental, social, and governance (ESG), and sustainability initiatives

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:


* Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, other Engineering or Technology Degree


* 5 + years' chemical plant manufacturing experience

The following skills sets are preferred by the business unit:


* Previous experience with cellulose based chemistries


* Control Systems (preferably Emerson Delta-V)


* Aspen Manufacturing system experience


* Knowledge of and/or use of Lean Six Sigma


* Previous experience in Production Operations


* Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM)


* Hazard Analysis - HAZOP, PHA, Good Manufacturing Practices, ISO Systems.


* Team Player with excellent written and oral communications.


* Proven data analysis and problem-solving skills.


* Proven planning and organization skills.


* Proven self-starter with urgency for delivering results.

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