Reports to: Plant Manager
Cooperates with: Production, Engineering, Product/Process Development
Primary Responsibility: Responsible for improving manufacturing safety, quality, productivity, and cost through process optimization, technical problem solving, and continuous improvement. This position provides day-to-day production support while leading cross-functional projects involving new equipment, process development, manufacturing scale-up, and operational excellence.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:- Work is performed in office, chemical laboratory, and catalyst manufacturing environments
- Plan and communicate production activities to maintain continuous coating operations
- Create and maintain chemical batch sheets for catalyst coating operations
- Troubleshoot processes, conduct root cause analysis, and initiate corrective actions
- Publish, review, and update standard operating procedures and oversee operator training
- Maintain manufacturing records, process documentation, and process control charts
- Analyze production and quality data to identify process improvement opportunities
- Collaborate with Product and Process Development to implement new catalyst manufacturing processes
- Lead equipment specification, installation, commissioning, and maintenance programs
- Maintain manufacturing master data including bills of materials, routings, production orders, and inventory transactions within the ERP system
- Support plant Environmental, Health & Safety programs by maintaining SDS records, promoting safe operating practices, and overseeing environmental permitting
- Manage precious metal and chemical planning and forecasting
- Evaluate new suppliers by reviewing/developing material specifications and conducting new material validation testing
Qualifications:- B.S. or higher in Chemical Engineering
- Experience working in a chemical manufacturing environment (5+ years)
- Experience preparing process flow sheets, energy and mass balances, piping and instrumentation diagrams, cost estimates, and other engineering calculations
- Hands-on experience with basic chemical production equipment including tanks, pumps, mixers, etc.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel (advanced preferred)
- Experience with ERP systems
- Ability to lift 60 pounds.
