Your Role at CabotCabot has an exciting opportunity for a Process Engineer to join the Technical Department at our carbon black facility in Franklin, LA.
A carbon black facility depends on Process Engineers who can bridge the gap between operations, technology, and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex production challenges, driving plant performance, and making a visible impact on safety, quality, reliability, and profitability.
This is the ideal role for individuals who enjoy a diverse range of responsibilities while managing at least 1-2 assigned carbon black units. Your daily responsibilities may include process safety, involvement in R&D scale-ups, production quality enhancements, equipment maintenance, as well as capital projects to improve plant processes.
The Process Engineer will work on-site at the Franklin, LA plant working hands-on in the field and in an office setting.How You Will Make an ImpactAs a Process Engineer, you will play a critical role in optimizing and supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the facility. Working alongside Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Quality, Safety, and Environmental teams, you'll apply engineering expertise to improve manufacturing performance, troubleshoot operational challenges, and lead initiatives that strengthen plant productivity and compliance.
This is a highly visible position that offers the opportunity to influence day-to-day operations while driving long-term improvements in process safety, product quality, equipment reliability, and cost performance. Given the right individual, this role can be a steppingstone to other areas of focus within the facility or other Cabot locations. If you are someone that enjoys seeing where their passions lie and pursuing them from there, then this is the role for you!
A successful candidate will be someone who can:
- Identify/Develop process improvements to lower off quality production (OQ), reduce costs, and increase productivity and equipment reliability.
- Assist Production to identify systematic causes of out-of-control key parameters, and determine Statistical Process Control (SPC) limits and control rules.
- Lead teams using a standard problem-solving approach.
- Support new product development. Develop and implement equipment, procedure, and process changes including design and implementation of improvement projects.
- Own assigned customer complaints: determine causes, develop corrective action plans, and work with technical service to ensure customer validation/closure occurs.
- Actively participate in Process Safety Management. Ensure all process changes are implemented according to Management of Change protocol, participate in Hazard Operability Studies, and apply all other elements of PSM into the daily job function.
- Provide support to the Capital projects group. Develop and implement plant-related Capital projects, including basic scoping and supporting the business case.
What Will You Bring to Cabot- Bachelor/University degree in engineering (Preferable in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering)
- 2+ years' related experience (in related manufacturing environment is preferred)
- Carbon black manufacturing experience preferred
- Ability to work in a fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment
- Technical Excellence. Basic knowledge of chemistry and chemical manufacturing. Understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools and principals. Experience with Analytical problem-solving methodologies (e.g., root cause analysis) as well as Quality Management principles.
- Communication & Presentation Skills. Ability to effectively engage in verbal and written communications that are timely, clear, and relevant to a broad range of stakeholders inside and outside the facility
- Excellent skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Data-driven decisions. Generates data, conducts analysis, and organizes and interprets data to establish and support changes and improvements
- Strong Safety Culture. Commitment to strictly comply with all SH&E procedures, standards, and regulations. Constantly strives for Excellence in the fields of sustainability, Safety, Health, and preservation of the Environment.
- Familiarity with topics such as Process Safety Management (PSM), safe work permitting, lockout/tagout, emergency response, and hazard recognition
How We'll Support Your Success:- Dynamic, Flexible, Hard-Working, Team Environment - We are a busy, collaborative, adaptive facility performing meaningful work.
- Career Advancement - Whether your interests lie in Operations, Quality, Technical, or R&D, this role can lead to work other areas of focus.
- Cutting-Edge Technology - Cabot is a proud leader of carbon black production and offers the opportunity to work with cutting edge R&D technology.
- Benefits, Vacation, Etc. - We offer a competitive package of benefits.
- Feedback - we are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.
- Support - you are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.
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