Associate Engineer
FMC Corporation
- Newark, DE
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Prepare large scale experimental agricultural chemical formulations for development testing using kilo lab equipment (mixers/blenders/mills/extruders etc.).
- Assist lead engineer with process development on new formulations and formulation technologies.
- Ensure Kilo Lab PHA's are complete and up to date.
- Support, populate and update formulation databases.
- Coordinate and conduct the Formulations Kilo Lab permit to operate meetings.
- Coordinate and participate in safety reviews and preparation of SOP's for new kilo lab equipment or processes.
- Ensure the Kilo Lab is in compliance with all site-wide and corporate EHS regulations including documenting safety concerns as well as near-miss incidents.
- Establish and maintain Kilo Lab mechanical integrity program including the development of a preventative maintenance program. Coordinate with Corporate Engineering and site facility maintenance as needed to execute.
- When necessary, support start-up for formulations transferred to an FMC or contract manufacturing plant, including continued optimization work and troubleshooting when upsets occur.
- A minimum of 3 years of operating experience with crop protection or specialty chemical formulations development or commercial production.
- Experience in the agricultural chemical industry preferred.
- Experience in a chemical laboratory, kilo lab, or pilot plant is highly desirable.
- Experience with computer databases preferred.
- Knowledge and comfort with equipment maintenance and repair is desirable.
- Accurate and complete record-keeping is critical for work to be in compliance with GLP and other regulatory standards.
- Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to work in a flexible environment with multiple competing priorities.
- Experience working under the Process Safety Code is desirable and a strong safety ethic.