Job Description
Process Engineer
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Location: Widnes (UK)
LANXESS Flavour & Fragrance manufacturing plant is an upper tier COMAH site manufacturing speciality ingredients for customers globally. A new opportunity has arisen for a Process Engineer to join our focussed Maintenance and Engineering team with a high bias for action and a collaborative outlook.
About the role:
Reporting to the Technical Manager, our Process Engineer role supports the site’s Process Engineering agenda in the key areas of compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental regulatory frameworks; design, operation, and optimisation of process equipment and systems; and management and execution of engineering projects. Our site has an extensive HAZOP gap closure requirement and this role will be heavily focused on managing projects to deliver this plan.
Key Responsibilities:
Health, Safety, and Environment
- Active participant in PHRs and HAZOP’s and lead action plans to close gaps. Help maintain site IPPC permit and drive the sustainability agenda, reducing our carbon footprint in manufacturing
Projects
- Manage a range of capital projects of varying degrees of size and complexity, through scoping, design, installation, commissioning and handover. Using appropriate procurement and cost control processes to deliver on time and on budget.
- Report on timelines and actions as required and ensure clear escalation of delivery risks.
- Manage contractor activities during construction phase
- Development of design information in support of projects – PFD’s, P&ID’s, M&E balances, equipment sizing, fluid flow and pressure drop calculations
- Development of specifications for equipment, processes and automation requirements
Plant Support
- Provide engineering support to production and Research & Development for troubleshooting and new product development
- Identify and implement improvements to plant facilities, processes and methods of operation.
- Active participant of the Management of Change processes on site
- Work as part of a team or individually to deliver high quality, robust, permanent solutions
Education/Experience:
- Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
- 5-10 years experience within a Process Engineering role
- Chemical Manufacturing experience, ideally in COMAH upper tier environment
- Fully conversant with COMAH, DSEAR, IEC61511 Functional Safety, PSSR, MHSAW-1999, IPPC, & CDM regulations
- Desired: Chartered Chemical Engineer (IChemE chartered member) or working towards
- Highly organised and comfortable working on multiple projects with varying deadlines
- Effective team working and stakeholder management
- Experience of managing projects in manufacturing environments