Junior Process Engineer in Brazil, Indiana at Metals & Additives LLC

Position Overview:

The Process Engineer plays a key role in optimizing, troubleshooting, and improving manufacturing operations within a chemical production environment. This role focuses on enhancing process efficiency, ensuring product quality, supporting safe operations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead process improvement initiatives to increase throughput, reduce waste, improve yield, and enhance overall operational efficiency.

• Analyze chemical manufacturing processes using data-driven methods to identify bottlenecks, variability, and opportunities for optimization.

• Develop and maintain process documentation, including P&IDs, SOPs, process flow diagrams, and operating parameters.

• Support daily plant operations, providing technical expertise to production teams and troubleshooting process issues in real time.

• Conduct root cause analyses for process deviations, equipment failures, and quality concerns, implementing corrective and preventive actions.

• Drive continuous improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.

• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards, including OSHA, EPA, and internal company policies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as maintenance, quality, R&D, and EHS to support new product introductions and process changes.

• Monitor key process metrics, develop dashboards, and recommend adjustments to maintain stable and efficient operations.

• Evaluate and implement new technologies, equipment upgrades, and automation solutions to modernize plant capabilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering w/ chemical industry experience.

• Must have 1 to 4 years of experience.

• Experience in chemical manufacturing, batch or continuous processing, or related industrial environments.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in process modeling, statistical analysis, or data visualization tools.

• Familiarity with process safety management (PSM), hazard analysis (HAZOP), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR) and risk assessment methodologies.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across departments.
Key Competencies:

• Project leadership

• Technical engineering judgment

• Budget and cost control

• Vendor and contractor management

• Risk management

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Strong safety orientation