Production Engineer
4 weeks ago
Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, an Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh, and a New Renewable Innovation Center in Boston focused on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and advanced materials. For more information, visit www.braskem.com/usa.
Department: Manufacturing
Location: Seadrift, TX
Travel Involved: 0-10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Description:
The Production Engineer monitors, troubleshoots, and optimizes operating unit key process variables to drive process and product improvements, while maintaining a strong safety and environmental compliance focus.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Develop and Implement systems to improve and sustain value in the areas of health, safety, environment, production rates, equipment reliability, cost and quality.
- Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption.
- Participate and/or lead Reliability Improvement team and sub-groups.
- Develop initial scope and business case for in-plant changes and improvement projects.
- Develop, modify, and/or review operational procedures, including commissioning and start-up procedures for new equipment.
- Lead root cause discovery studies to resolve plant process and equipment related issues.
- Specify process conditions needed to produce new or modified products, in conjunction with the Quality representative.
- Assists and/or leads in the investigation and resolution of customer complaints and nonconforming products.
- Help coordinate and plan special product trials.
- Flexibility to work additional unscheduled hours if needed (including weekends and holidays), given advanced notice.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
- 0-5 years professional work experience.
- Possess skills to be able to contribute in a team environment and establish work relationships with onsite and offsite functional groups to achieve results.
- Self-motivated, and results oriented.
- Strong written and verbal communications, as well as computer skills.
- Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in polymer processes preferred.
- Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
What we offer
At Braskem, we offer more than just a competitive pay package. Our total rewards package includes a wide range of benefits you need for 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 9/80 schedules for eligible team members
Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.
Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States without the need for any type of sponsorship now or in the future. Braskem is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees according to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team.
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