Production Engineer (Houston)

Solstice Consulting Group is seeking a

Production Engineer

for a chemical manufacturing client in Houston, Texas.

Role is on a 9/80 schedule in the East Houston office with up to 10% travel.

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Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years’ experience in product engineering in a chemicals or related sector required
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Experience in distillation and hydrogenation reactor projects required
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Knowledge of MS Project and/or Honeywell Experion preferred
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Base salary of $100k - $130k DOE plus 10% bonus opportunity and excellent benefits

Role Overview:
The Production Engineer role leads distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors for the company and acts as a technical resource for plant operations to implement process improvements and cost savings.

Responsibilities:
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Lead the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
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Understand and work with plant utilities.
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Work with Operations Management to provide data and chemical engineering support for specific product campaigns.
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Work closely with Technical and plant personnel to optimize operations and meet plant goals.
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Work closely with QA to ensure that all product specifications are met.
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Assist the Engineering Department in developing cost effective projects to optimize production and capital expenses.
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Develop procedures for items already in of for future production.
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Troubleshoot plant operations when actual operations do not meet expectations.
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Generate reports that detail and summarize a specific projects or campaigns - including mass balances, process data analysis and de-bottlenecking proposals.
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Develop and maintain specific schedules to meet production demand.
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Actively participate with operators in the field to help identify process and HSE improvements.
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Assist to optimize the disposition of the waste generated in each project to improve cost savings.
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Lead quarterly improvement meetings with Technical personnel for the main projects.
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Lead pre-campaign meetings prior to start-up to discuss all items related to the upcoming project.

Requirements:
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Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering and 5+ years of related experience
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Experience in distillation and hydrogenation reactor projects required
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Able to participate in the company on-call facility policy, when needed.
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Have or have ability to obtain TWIC Card.
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Honeywell Experion and/or MS Project experience preferred