Plant Operations Specialist

2 days ago


East Chicago, Indiana, United States TRADEBE Full time

The Opportunity

At TRADEBE, we're seeking a highly skilled Plant Engineer to lead the technical aspects of our East Chicago plant's Solid Distillation System (SDS) units. This role will support day-to-day operations, collaborating with the plant's Maintenance, Production, Safety, and Compliance teams to drive business success.

About SDS Units

Our East Chicago plant's SDS units offer a cutting-edge, cost-effective solution for recycling organic solid waste. This multistage process includes waste container conveyance and shredding, indirect thermal desorption, scrap metal washing and recycling, organic and water phase separation, and distillation of recovered organic liquids. Suitable wastes include paints and paint-related debris, resins, polymers, solvent-soaked rags, and other organic solids and debris. By leveraging our SDS units, TRADEBE US can reclaim 7,000 tons of scrap annually and reuse 2.7 million gallons of mixed solvents.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) compliance by enforcing relevant regulations, standards, and internal policies, promoting a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.
  • Provide engineering and technical support for day-to-day activities to achieve high technical success.
  • Evaluate and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements to boost production and reduce manufacturing issues, including bottlenecks.
  • Monitor equipment for signs of malfunction and use data analysis to determine emergency, short-term, mid-term, and long-term plans.
  • Develop and manage all projects affecting the units from conception and design through construction.
  • Compile plant data to generate technical reports for KPIs tracking purposes.
  • Support ongoing projects through data compilation, mass and energy balances, operator training, procedure development, laboratory upkeep, maintenance, and safety review/document preparation.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of the annual capital budget.

Qualifications

  • Minimum requirement: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preference for Chemical, Industrial, Electrical, and/or Automation or Mechanical disciplines).
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in process engineering in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience in project management of small to medium-sized projects and managing multiple contractors.
  • Experience in hazardous and non-hazardous treatment and recycling technologies is valuable for the position, including combustion, incineration, distillation.
  • Experience with chemical engineering process development work, including process engineering calculations and data compilation.
  • Experience in preventive maintenance and electro-mechanical equipment installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
  • Comprehensive experience in the entire project lifecycle, including design, capital control, construction, and commissioning.
  • Proficiency in commissioning plants and systems with high levels of automation and process instrumentation.
  • High attention to detail in calculations, design, and operations. Must be able to develop process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, I/O diagrams, and process control strategies.

Physical Requirements

  • Walking
  • Standing
  • Crawling
  • Kneeling
  • Lifting
  • Reaching
  • Pushing
  • Pulling

TRADEBE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.


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