Covia Holdings Corporation

Senior Process Engineer

Covia Holdings Corporation • $95K — $115K *
Concord, NC 28027In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Engineering
  • Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience
  • Experience in mineral processing or bulk material handling systems preferred
  • Strong project management skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

  • Complete process work for project scope, design, and estimates
  • Oversee development of sequence of operations for capital projects
  • Conduct plant process investigations for productivity improvements
  • Manage project start-up and commissioning for major capital projects
  • Issue regular activity reports and updates during projects

Benefits

  • Excellent healthcare benefits including medical, vision, and dental
  • 401K with company matching
  • Vacation plus paid holidays
  • Disability, life/AD&D, and long-term care insurances
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Covia is looking for a remotely based, dynamic Senior Process Engineer who will have a positive impact on the Engineering & Operations Teams. As a Senior Process Engineer, you will provide mineral processing design, analysis and engineering services to Operations and perform process optimization studies to decrease cost, improve yield, recovery, and quality.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

Scope & Estimates and Capital Projects
    • Complete process work to support Class I thru III project scope, design and estimates for assigned Engineering Service Requests. This will include the following: flowsheets, material balances, equipment testing, equipment selection, equipment sizing and process control Lead Class I estimates when requested.
    • Oversee development of Sequence of Operations for Capital
    • Work with Controls and Automation Engineers and Engineering firms on P&IDs.
    • Work with outside consulting engineering firms when utilized on project
    • Manage project start-up and commissioning for major capital projects. As Startup Team Leader, conduct team meetings and post startup updates/reports for viewing by upper
    • Participate in Project Update meetings, Management Review meetings and Capital Project Review meetings, as needed.

Technical Training, Technical Meetings, and Taskforces
      • Develop training
      • Provide technical training to plant and other staff personnel on engineering subjects and process related
      • Provide process analyses for Covia OEM projects and participate in their meetings as
      • Work on interdepartmental teams and communicate activities with other corporate functions to ensure timely information exchange and coordination of work. These departments include Project Management, Controls and Automation Engineering, R&D, Geology & Mine Planning, Environmental Affairs, Safety & Health, Purchasing, Operations, and Sales in the conduct of the engineering work.
      • Maintain liaison with individuals and groups within and outside Covia with responsibility for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to the project.
      • Manage and/or work on projects having unique or controversial problems having an important effect on Covia objectives.

Plant Improvement Projects and Process Audits
    • Conduct plant process investigations related to productivity and process improvements and develop solutions to increase throughput, decrease cost, improve yield, improve quality, and/or improve
    • Work with mineral processing equipment Direct and conduct testing on new and experimental process equipment and methods to evaluate their potential.
    • Provide technical support through process studies, training, or other means to plants in support of their implementation of continuous improvement systems.
    • Run a sample of the plant feed taken during the audit through the CFS for audit comparison and mine planning reconciliation evaluations.
    • Oversee update of plant equipment lists, flowsheets, and material
    • Issued detailed report in accordance with the process policies and procedure

Standards Development and Updates
    • Participate in the development of Engineering
    • Ensure that Covia Engineering Standards are consistently and uniformly

Reporting
    • Issue regular weekly activity reports
    • When leading an ESR, hold kickoff meetings and issue
    • When leading a Startup, issue timely updates in a clear and concise
    • Issue project memo's, reports, and source files in a timely fashion to allow proper review and project

General
    • Travel 40-50% as required to initiate, keep projects moving, and complete them in a timely
    • Ensure that high standards of engineering are maintained in all Covia
    • Function in accordance with departmental policies and procedures with a highly professional approach to job responsibilities. Be aware of and follow all Company policies, procedures, rules and
    • Work efficiently both independently and as an affective team
    • Maintain technical skills by utilizing available training Monitor technical developments in metallurgical/minerals processing fields for applications of new process technology.
    • Develop and maintain skills in the use of personal computers in engineering working to improve accuracy, productivity, and professionalism.
    • Perform other duties as assigned


The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:
  • S. or equivalent degree in an Engineering discipline
  • Minimum of 5 years engineering or equivalent professional experience
  • Preference given to candidates with experience in mineral processing, bulk material handling systems, or heavy industry


The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

Benefits
  • Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental
  • 401K with company matching
  • Vacation + Paid Holidays
  • Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
  • Employee Assistance Program

About Covia Holdings Corporation

Covia Holdings Corporation is a provider of diversified mineral solutions to the oil and gas, glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, sports and recreation markets. The Company operates 30 production facilities located in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Company delivers products primarily through its distribution network, which includes a network of railcars and terminals located throughout North America, and through its direct loading capabilities at its various production facilities. The Company's product portfolio includes proppants, which are used primarily to enhance hydrocarbon recovery in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells, and resin-coated sands, which are used in hydraulic fracturing, as well as well-rounded whole grain sands for use in well construction by oil and gas exploration and production companies.
Learn more about Covia Holdings Corporation
Size
2,633 employees
Market Cap
$62
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
NASDAQ
CVIA
* Ladders Estimates

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