Production Engineer

2 weeks ago


Reston, Virginia, United States Ashland Full time
Production Engineer

Ashland is seeking a highly skilled Production Engineer to join our Specialty Ingredients G.P. business at our Hopewell, VA location. This is a critical role within the Company and the Plant Engineering and Operations functions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement continuous improvement solutions to drive First Pass Quality (FPQ), optimized operability, increased throughput, and elimination of bottlenecks and single point failures.
  • Analyze and implement systems and processes to drive daily optimized quality and stable operating conditions.
  • Provide technical expertise and knowledge base transfer to EC unit Supervisor/Operation Manager and operators.
  • Create production schedules and Finished Product Blend sheets for the EC Unit.
  • Collaborate to expand and support the implementation of Ashland Production System throughout EC department.
  • Develop and standardize metrics for the continuous improvement of the EC unit.
  • Provide technical expertise in the review and improvement of EC unit procedures, WI, forms, and all other documents.
  • Support the improvement of the current training system for EC operators.
  • Provide technical support for capital projects in EC unit.
  • Participate and provide technical expertise in EC unit PHA's.
  • Provide Management of Change (MOC) support for the EC unit.
  • Provide effective technical support during EC planned shutdowns and restarts.
  • Responsible for technical support in the day-to-day troubleshooting of EC unit issues.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering
  • Delta-V and SAP experience
  • 5-10 years' chemical plant manufacturing experience
  • Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and work in a team environment.
Preferred Skills:
  • Previous experience in Production Operations
  • Previous Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) batch manufacturing experience
  • Previous experience working within a union environment
  • Hazard Analysis - HAZOP, PHA, Good Manufacturing Practices, ISO Systems
  • Experience in or knowledge of using Lean Six Sigma processes
  • 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.

Ashland is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland's career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland's Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration.



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