Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry - and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you'll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow.
The Senior Production Engineering role oversees operation of distillation projects and hydrogenation reactors, acts as a technical resource for operations personnel, applies technical skills to optimize plant operations, to implement and commission yield improvement and cost saving projects, participates in procedure reviews and development, operator training, and site qualification efforts.
Essential Functions- Reports To: Site Leader
- As a Senior Production Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the operation of distillation projects and/or hydrogenation reactors.
- Accountable for supervision, development, and performance management of CTLs
- Accountable for asset reliability and availability, unit programmed expenses, unit variable expenses (energy, catalyst), delivering the chemical operations/optimization objectives, product quality, and business improvements. Accountable for maintenance and engineering planning and execution.
- Understanding how equipment associated to the campaign operates and teaching junior engineers/operations.
- Responsible for ensuring plant utilities are within budget and identifying improvement projects.
- Working with the Operations Manager to provide data and chemical engineering support for specific product campaigns.
- Working closely with Technical Advising and plant personnel to optimize operations and meet plant goals.
- Work closely with Quality Assurance personnel to ensure that all product specifications are met.
- Assist the Engineering Department in developing cost effective projects to optimize production and minimize working capital.
- Develop procedures for items already in production or to be produced in the future.
- Preparing and enhancing operating instructions.
- Troubleshooting plant operations when actual operation does not meet the expected operation.
- Generating reports that detail and summarize a specific campaign effort - Reports include mass balances, process data analysis and de-bottlenecking proposals.
- Completing monthly reports
- Accountable for compliance with all pertinent internal/external regulatory requirements (HSE, Process Safety, Management of Change, Mechanical Integrity, Compliance Reporting, Action Item Closure, etc.).
- Developing and maintaining campaign specific schedules to meet production demand.
- Ensuring campaigns are running efficiently by working with plant personnel, technical advisors and data analysis.
- Actively participating with operators in the field to help identify process and safety improvements.
- Communicating technical information and issues to plant personnel at all levels within the organization, when needed
- Help to optimize the process to minimize or cost effectively dispose of the waste (water and organics) generated in each project.
- Lead quarterly improvement meetings with Technical Advising personnel for the main projects.
- Lead pre-campaign meetings prior start-up to discuss all items related to the project execution.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company's core values, competencies, and skills.
Education Qualifications- Required Bachelor's Degree B.S in Engineering.
Experience Qualifications- Required 5+ years work experience in an engineering role.
- Preferred Honeywell Experion experience is a plus.
Skills and Abilities- Must be willing to participate in our 24/7 production facility call out policy, when needed.
- Ability to function and communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to obtain TWIC Card.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands- Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long periods of time, up to 12 hours per day.
- Sitting. Working from a seated position for up to 12 hours per day.
- Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, sta