Manufacturing/ Plant Engineer
Ingenia Polymers
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Understand the importance of safety in manufacturing. Safety always comes first.
- Understand the importance of minimizing environmental impacts in the processing and manufacturing of plastic. Always strive to minimize wastes and spills when designing equipment.
- Facilitating all aspects of process engineering for new and existing products from feasibility testing to process automation.
- Developing chain of tasks for process, establishing method of production & process directives, resolving problems/bottlenecks. Providing analysis of data and generating required compliance documentation.
- Discovering, investigating and integrating new technologies in the processing area.
- Process engineering calculations - material and energy balances, strength of material, etc.
- Implementing statistical tools for process control & designing DOE (Design of Experiments).
- Preparing Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) etc.
- Optimizes Production Rate and Quality and Safety by eliminating bottlenecks in the grinding and extrusion process.
- Evaluates efficiency and capacity and safety of process equipment of extrusion and size reduction systems to identify limitations and bottlenecks.
- Minimize reliance on operator human skill and experience.
- Reviews processing performance with plant management team daily. Make recommendations to production department.
- The successful candidate will have be a skilled, energetic, and devoted engineer with Automation Experience. In addition, they will also be interested in being involved in the day to day manufacturing process. They will be a key member of the facility management team reporting to the Operations Manager, providing support/direction of the manufacturing process and equipment decisions.
- Mechanical or Chemical Engineer with Automation background is REQUIRED. Bachelors or Masters in Control Engineering is preferred.
- Strong background in equipment troubleshooting, process optimization and production controls such as SPC and DCS.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and high interest in working in a manufacturing environment. Willingness to get involved in the production operation at all levels.
- Ability to work in a multitasking, multi-role and fast paced environment.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including VBA and macros, AutoCAD, PLC controls and programming software, SolidWorks experience would be an asset.
- Strong customer/vendor interaction and interpersonal skills.
- Willing to occasionally, as needed, work outside of normal business hours to troubleshoot problems and facilitate projects.
- Experience in plastics manufacturing, especially extrusion, equipment design, process development, and polymer science is preferred.