Production Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With a strategy centered on people and sustainability, Braskem is engaged in contributing to the value chain to strengthen the Circular Economy. Braskem’s 9,000 team members dedicate themselves every day to improving people's lives through sustainable solutions in chemicals and plastics. With its corporate DNA rooted in innovation, Braskem offers a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for diverse industries, such as food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, health and hygiene, and more. With 40 industrial units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, Braskem exports its products to clients in over 70 countries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well as an Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh and a New Renewable Innovation Center in Lexington, which focuses on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and chemical catalysis. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.braskem.com/usa">www.braskem.com/usa</a><u>.</u></span></p></div><p><strong>Department: </strong>Production</p> <p><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong>La Porte, TX&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Travel Involved:&nbsp;</strong>0-10%</p> <p><strong>Job Type:&nbsp;</strong>Full-time</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Description:</h3> <p>Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize operating unit key process variables to drive process and product improvements while maintaining a strong safety and environmental compliance focus. Apply technical knowledge to detect causes of deviations in quality, capacity, yield, and energy consumption or provide training to less experienced engineers.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;Key Responsibilities Include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop and implement systems to improve and sustain value across health, safety, environment, production rates, equipment reliability, cost, and quality.</li> <li>Follow and direct day to day plant operations.</li> <li>Participate and/or lead Continuous Improvement teams and subteams.</li> <li>Develop initial scope and business case for improvement projects. Support Capital projects through the FEL process. Assist in developing commissioning and start-up procedures for new equipment.</li> <li>Lead root caus