Production Engineer

Job Description
We have an exceptional opportunity for a full time direct hire Production Engineer for a well-established chemical company located in Baton Rouge, LA.


Job Title: Process Engineer
Location: Baton Rouge, LA 


Key Responsibilities: 
 

• Maintain and monitor daily production and quality metrics as well as operation log books to insure optimal unit operation and accurate reporting
• Continually optimize production operations to maximize the Efficiency and On-Stream-Time of the manufacturing equipment
• Lead safety training, conduct behavior based safety audits, and provide a strong safety presence in the unit
• Develop and review standard operating procedures to meet ISO9001 and PSM requirements
• Minimize/eliminate out of specification production by ensuring equipment is maintained in the condition that is required
• Conduct thorough/appropriate non-conforming product and customer complaint investigations necessary to identify root causes and effective corrective/preventive action to continuously reduce the amount of off-spec production and customer complaints
• Investigate/identify causes of waste generation in order to minimize the amount of waste generated
• Apply troubleshooting/problem solving techniques and resources, as required, to quickly respond to many varieties of operational issues
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to minimize production impact
• Identify, communicate, and eliminate production bottlenecks with Engineering/Maintenance in order to continually maximize production capacities
• Train the salaried and hourly staff, as appropriate, on technical matters

• Degree in Chemical Engineering
• Chemical manufacturing experience
• PSM, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and ISO exposure
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative Operations department

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