Production Operations Specialist

3 weeks ago


Hopewell, 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. Please note that 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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