Benefits Package Includes:

• Paid holidays and vacation time
• Group medical/pharmacy insurance options with company funded health care spending accounts
• Dental insurance & Vision insurance
• A 401k account with company matching contribution
• A robust Wellness program with financial rewards
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Options to purchase additional life insurance (employee, spouse, and child) and additional employee long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition benefits including professional certifications
• Employee referral program
  

The Process Engineer is responsible for supporting engineering activity related to the limestone and lime kiln processes including associated production units. Collects data, performs analysis, and prepares reports on equipment performance. Supports trouble-shooting, improvement, and optimization projects. Performs root cause analysis to determine most appropriate corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Identify production bottlenecks, develop action plans, and execute them and assess results.
• Assist Sr Process Engineer
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance, environmental, and quality.
• Monitors reliability of the processes to define paybacks for improvements.
• Perform inspections during major outages of refractory, instrumentation and prepare shutdown reports.
• Document problems related to the process or systems as seen or received from production. Reviews results with plant team to initiate, recommend, provide and/or implement solutions.
• Conducts process and energy audits to identify opportunities for cost savings.
• Tracks and performs raw material analysis for the best use of the available fuels and stone conducting cost benefit calculations.
• Monitors stone quality, size and gradation, and fuel quality analysis and their impact in product quality.
• Prepare and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and manuals.
• Trains operational personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Heat and Mass balance
• Downtime entries
• Field measurements
• Reporting – Greenhouse Gas, daily / weekly production, shutdown reports
• Production reconciliation
• Supporting the operation of the rotary lime kiln, crushing and screening systems, Hydrate Operation (as applicable), Pulverizer Mill, and other material handling systems on site.
• Monitoring, tracking, and continuous improvement of the stone feed system, calcining process, lime quality, and accuracy of all inputs to production, stone, fuels, additives, post-production packaging, etc.
• Refractory brick management
• Building strong relationships with all groups within the site, region and company to ensure seamless communication and productivity.
• Production, operational efficiencies of the kiln process, and oversight of employee capability and productivity in regard to the kiln process.
• Production consistency ensuring product quality and respecting environmental limits.
• Ensuring a safe work environment in the execution of all duties and activities.
• Reporting

Basic Requirements

• Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, Minerals Processing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Prior experience in an Engineering role within maintenance or operations is a plus
• Experience in Root Cause Analysis and troubleshooting.
• Qualified candidates will exhibit a positive and proactive attitude with high initiative and the ability to perform with minimal supervision.
  • Able and willing to spend the majority of time in the plant with the operators, maintenance personnel, and contractors; and able to communicate production and process plans effectively.
  • Able to do limited travel to other sites and regions as needed.
  • Good technical aptitude and analytical skills.
  • Detail oriented with strong problem resolution abilities.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Must be able to support a continuous improvement environment.

Knowledge

• Demonstrated knowledge of science to include chemistry, physics, combustion and thermodynamics.
• Ability to use Excel and other software tools.
• Possesses strong analytical thinking skills to provide a logical, in-depth analysis of a problem or situation.
• Demonstrates strong problem solving and decision making skills.
  

Skills

• Ability to develop productive working relationships across the organization with all groups within the region and the company; demonstrating respect for conflicting points of view, listens to others, and builds strong working relationships.
• Demonstrates excellent technical writing skills for producing SOP, reports, and other appropriate communications.
• Knows appropriate negotiating tactics and is able to negotiate win/win agreements without compromising principles.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage projects using project management methodology and techniques.
• Demonstrates the ability to work autonomously with an emphasis on being results oriented.

You will be part of Carmeuse Americas, a Rock-Star team of 2500 workers and employees bringing with them their own culture and specific needs. The Americas headquarters are located in Pittsburgh, PA and have over three dozen production facilities across the Eastern U.S., Canada, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia.