Project Engineer

5 days ago

Richmond, California, United States AAK Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Project Engineer to join our team at AAK. As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for increasing product output and quality through design modification of existing and installation of new equipment. This may include new facilities design and start-up, troubleshooting, and process improvements such as filtration, deodorization, interesterification, bleaching, and process flow control.

About the Role

This is a key team member of the owner's production team, in some cases leading the implementation projects and coordinating process design activities performed by engineering and construction contractors. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of process control and automation knowledge, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Performs process studies to identify opportunities to improve manufacturing and energy efficiency
  • Presents results to management both verbally and in written reports
  • Executes capital projects managing schedule, scope, and costs following PMP principles
  • Manages project finances, with a strong control of scope and schedule deviations
  • Reports on capital projects to management and senior management regarding current activities and forecast
  • Develops capital investments projects following the appropriate stage gate methodology, managing the complete life cycle of the project
  • Diagnoses process deficiencies and creates design improvements
  • Develops, with the input from all stakeholders, clear project concepts, budgets, scope, and detailed schedules
  • Evaluates process schemes from operating data as needed
  • Prepares process datasheets for equipment and instrumentation
  • Updates and maintains documentation such as material balances, P&IDs, and automation functional descriptions
  • Manages detailed engineering from third-party full-service engineering companies
  • Safety, Health, and Environmental Performance
  • Demonstrates safety leadership in day-to-day activities and by incorporation in process designs
  • Gatekeeper for the process aspects of Management of Change
  • Educates and coaches operations and maintenance personnel to facilitate understanding of new processes
  • Participates in process safety reviews
  • Assists the Safety and Environmental Manager as necessary by implementing environmental improvement initiatives
  • Additional responsibilities
  • Provides oversight of contractor(s) process design performance
  • Measurement of contractor performance against schedule, cost, and quality of work
  • Participates in planning for plant commissioning & start-up
  • Provides consulting on process questions as a member of the start-up team
About You

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Chemical Preferred)
  • Strong preference for manufacturing plant-based work environment
  • Minimum 10 years' experience in project-based engineering with a focus on capital project execution
  • Excellent understanding and ability to apply fundamentals of heat transfer, fluid transport, and reactionary chemistry equipment
  • Process control and automation knowledge
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Track record of successfully meeting schedule deadlines
  • Ability to travel approximately 15% of the time to US and foreign destinations
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the US, now and in the future, without sponsorship
Working Conditions

The job is performed in an office and manufacturing environment. Exposure to loud noises, dust, dirt, heat, sparks, oil, and smoke may occur. Protective safety equipment is required including appropriate clothing, shoes, gloves, hardhat, and goggles as needed. Activities include extended periods of standing and extensive work with various devices and heavy machinery.

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