Livent, now Rio Tinto · 18 hours ago
Run Plant Engineer
Bessemer City, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company, now focusing on energy transition materials. The Run Plant Engineer is responsible for ensuring safe and stable operations of the production unit, working with cross-functional teams to improve processes and resolve production issues.
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Responsibilities
Support the site’s safety efforts through activities such as safety observations, safety improvement projects and key safety procedure audits
Resolving day-to-day production issues and process problems
Initiate and/or approve MOC requests to include action items, training, PSSR’s, etc. and communicate changes
Assist in incident investigations, identifying root causes and appropriate corrective actions to improve safety and environmental performance at the Bessemer City site
Analysis of Asset Utilization data for reliability and capacity improvement opportunities
Process safety assessment and improvement initiatives
Maintaining accurate process technology information
Development and execution of small-scale quality, yield, or capacity improvement initiatives
Capital project support
Plant / process start-ups
Participate on Process Hazards Analysis teams
Support resolution of high-risk scenario action items generated from PHA teams, etc
You will report to the Area Manager, and you will be based at the Bessemer City plant, where you will be assigned to support one of the operating units
Other job duties as may be assigned from time to time
Qualification
Required
BS in Chemical Engineering required (strong consideration will be afforded to candidates with experience in Extractive Metallurgy, Minerals Processing or Hydrometallurgy)
3-10 years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment (crystallizer experience, and cGMP or equivalent quality systems experience preferred)
Strong knowledge of chemical processing with the ability to solve complex chemical engineering process problems
Exposure to production and process functions
Proficient in Project Management & AFE Process
Presentation skills, public speaking
Knowledge of PSM, LOPA, PHA, EHS Policy/Procedures/SOP
Environmental Regulations Specific to Plant Processes
Proficiency in DCS/PLC Process Control
Comfortable being out in the plant
Good composure
Familiar with Lean manufacturing principles, OAU
Identify through observation bottlenecks and issues to help the existing production process run better
Execute projects up to $100k
Effective communicator, up and down
Conduct and lead Root Cause Analysis and identifying preventative / corrective actions
P&ID development
Complete Mass and Energy Balances on unit operations to processes
Provide process data to size pumps, exchangers, control valves, flow meters and other basic equipment or unit operations
Basic systematic troubleshooting
Proficiency in Excel and other MS Office products
Familiar with and know how to read single line diagrams, piping isometrics, tank and equipment drawings
Six Sigma
Process safety knowledge
Technical / functional skills
Problem solving
Actions oriented / drive for results
Decision quality and data-based decision making
Planning and project management
Interpersonal skills and self-awareness
Approachability
Comfort around higher management
Customer focus
Preferred
crystallizer experience, and cGMP or equivalent quality systems experience preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation
A menu of work/life benefits
Opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career
Company
Livent, now Rio Tinto
Livent is now part of Rio Tinto, following Rio Tinto’s acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (formed from the merger of Livent and Allkem in 2024).
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2023-05-10Acquired
2022-06-17Post Ipo Equity
2018-10-11IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Graves
President & CEO
Alicia Markmann
Chief Human Resources Officer
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