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Ashland · 3 hours ago

Process Engineer

Hopewell, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Ashland is a global specialty chemicals company that provides technologies and insights for various markets. They are seeking a Process Engineer to manage projects and provide troubleshooting skills to enhance manufacturing processes at their Hopewell, VA facility.

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Responsibilities

Follows the site’s Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality (EHSQ) Policies and Procedures

Investigate, discuss, and solve complex problems by interacting with manufacturing departments, contractors, internal, and external customers

Manage small-scale projects across the Operations area related to changes that reduce costs, increase reliability, demonstrate new technology, or enhance compliance and safety

Provide plant and process troubleshooting skills to manufacturing assets, ensuring downtime is kept to a minimum

Lead and participate in structured problem solving (i.e., 5 Whys, Fishbone, Fault Tree, etc) to eliminate chronic operating challenges; provide recommendations and support the implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence

Provide technical expertise to develop and support equipment and process improvement projects

Develop and update documentation (P&ID’s, EFD’s, SOP’s, etc) to support safe and consistent manufacturing

Execute and act as an engineering representative in the Management of Change (MOC) process

Act as an engineering representative in Combustible Dust Assessments (CDA)

Perform relief valve calculations under the direction of the Process Safety Engineer

Qualification

Chemical EngineeringProcess Safety ManagementData AnalysisLean Six SigmaControl SystemsCellulose-based ChemistriesDry Powder ConveyancePlanningOrganizationTeam PlayerProblem-solving