Project Manager/Process Engineer

Sr. Project/Process Engineer

 

Join us and develop your career while creating a more sustainable future! You’ll be part of a global team of more than 5,000 people and 60 nationalities, where diverse perspectives are valued and you can bring your authentic self to work every day. At Kemira you are empowered to reach your full potential, deliver innovation, and make an impact. We embrace a growth mindset, so we can deliver more value to our customers and communities. 

 

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. Kemira’s solutions help our customers in the pulp and paper, water, and energy industries clean water, save energy and use natural resources responsibly, while improving their productivity and enabling more sustainable business. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day.

 

We are looking for someone to work in a regional engineering leadership position on process engineering and project management activities.  This will include maintenance, improvement and expansion investments. The person is responsible to lead these investments through the different phases of project definition, engineering, execution, commissioning and startup. In addition, acting as a technical expert on our coagulant manufacturing processes, this person will be involved in continuous improvement and the resolution of manufacturing problems.  This position reports to the Engineering Manager, NA Coagulants and is located at our Baltimore, MD facility.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

 

• Follow all EHS requirements
• Manage multiple small to large (USD $0.1-3M) capital investment projects simultaneously at different manufacturing sites.
• Oversee and manage external engineering teams, activities and deliverables on larger projects or for engineering disciplines outside of Kemira`s internal capabilities.
• Collaborate with sourcing managers on procurement activities.
• Perform process design:
  • P&IDs & PFDs
  • Production capacity analysis
  • Determine process conditions
  • Write Process Functional Descriptions
  • General Arrangement drawings
  • Sizing and selection of process equipment (tanks, reactors, pumps, valves, piping, instruments, etc.)
  • Selection of appropriate materials of construction
  • Determine equipment/instrument specifications based on Generally Accepted Engineering Practices and Standards and internal Best Practices.
  • Write Process Functional Descriptions
• Collaborate with plant management on capital projects to ensure proper process design and equipment specification
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for manufacturing and maintenance
• Drive continuous improvement of plant manufacturing processes and systems.
• Assist with all aspects of process safety, including:
  • Management of change (MOC) process
  • Process hazard analysis (PHA) and risk assessment
  • Steward process safety and MOC action items to completion
  • Audit process safety-related policies and systems
  • Conduct pre-start up safety reviews (PSSR)
  • Investigation and resolution of process incidents
• Assist with creation of SOP’s for new and existing equipment and processes as needed.
• Work closely with plant personnel to optimize plant processes
• Maintain plant drawings, equipment & instrument indexes, etc.

 

What you can expect from us:

 

• Strong safety focused working environment
• Collaborative team working environment
• Competitive wages and comprehensible benefits package, including 401k

 

What you’ll bring to the team:

• 4 year bachelor’s degree, preferably in Chemical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment with a working knowledge of plant technical process flows and operations, including progressive track record. (Process Engineer, Production Engineer, etc.)
• Information technology skills with advanced knowledge of MS Excel and ERP SAP
• Superior Interpersonal Skills
• Requires overall knowledge of chemical processing equipment, plant processes, environmental guidelines, and state, federal and local employment law.

                                       

What you'll bring to the team:

 

• Engineering degree.  Mechanical or Chemical or appropriate subject.
• Excellent English language capability, verbal, written and reading.
• 5-7 + yrs (technical) experience in Process Engineering and/or Project Engineering
• Experience in project management and/or construction management of multidiscip