Process Engineer at American Chemet Corporation

East Helena, Montana, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Process Improvement, Project Management, Mechanical Design, Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow, Ventilation, Noise Analysis, Chemical Analysis, Standard Operating Procedures, Troubleshooting, Safety Policies, Economic Analysis, Capital Projects, Preventative Maintenance, Vendor Management, Contractor Management

Industry

mining

Description

Description SUMMARY Effective communicator dedicated to continuous process improvement responsible for directing, coordinating, and exercising functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within areas of assigned responsibility. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. · Responsible to learn and take ownership of assigned areas in the industrial manufacturing facility and become an area expert on the assigned processes. · Responsible to monitor day to day operation, performance of processes and uptime of equipment while always working towards process optimization. · Responsible to recommend and develop projects in assigned areas. Develops improvement ideas through individual initiative. · Responsible to perform process improvements to all aspects of the processes which may include but are not limited to capital projects, day-to-day efficiencies, material handling, preventative maintenance, scheduling and more. · Responsible to assist in permitting of new and modified processes. · Responsible to develop economic analysis and justification, complete capital requests and to manage these projects within the limitations of the budget that is submitted. · Responsible to interface with vendors and contractors and to direct their activities along with acting as the contractor field representative for these individuals. · Responsible for management of contractors required for capital projects as is necessary under the Contractor Safety Program. · Responsible to reporting project status and details to Leadership effectively. · Responsible to perform a variety of engineering functions including mechanical design, heat transfer determinations, design drawings, fluid flow, ventilation, noise analysis of equipment and physical and chemical analysis of materials. · Responsible to uphold and understand company safety policies and engage actively in safety in design. · Responsible to write, develop and update Standard Operating Procedures for new or changed processes, and assists in operator training for new or changed processes. · Responsible to perform regular troubleshooting of existing mechanical, electrical, and process equipment. · May be required to assist in other areas and with other projects as necessary. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in Engineering from four-year college or university and five (5) years related experience. Chemical Engineering or Metallurgical/Materials Engineering preferred. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS Windows; Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; AutoCAD; Equation solving software; DeltaV a plus. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk and talk or hear on the phone to receive and convey instructions to and from company personnel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone; reach with hands and arms to inspect equipment; climb into a forklift or on production equipment and stoop or crouch to assess equipment functioning. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include viewing and assessing equipment functioning and various spatial relationships through distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high precarious places to assess equipment functioning; fumes and/or airborne particles of copper or zinc dust; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; live electrical equipment; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud when working around equipment in the plant.

Responsibilities

The Process Engineer is responsible for continuous process improvement and managing engineering projects within assigned areas. This includes monitoring operations, recommending projects, and performing various engineering functions.