Chemical Process Engineer
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POSITION DESCRIPTION

COMPANY: Leading international refiner of precious metals recovered from a variety of processes and products for industries including hydrocarbon, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, fuel cell, mining, electronic materials, and nitric acid processes. Recovers and refines platinum group metals (PGMs) including platinum, palladium, ruthenium, and rhodium, along with rhenium and other precious metals; an environ-mentally conscious and compliant precious metals refiner. Companys gold, silver, platinum, and palladium are accepted on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX/COMEX); companys platinum and palladium are also accepted for delivery on the London/Zurich market by the London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPP

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DiectorSUMMARY: Function as a contributing project team member. Conduct and coordinate assigned engineering work to optimize processes for a constantly changing variety of spent PGM catalyst material. Specify process materials, process methods, equipment and systems to achieve project requirements/goals. Take ownership of assigned project tasks/deliverables; prioritize assigned tasks to maintain completion of critical paths

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ESPONSBILITIES: Assist Production Manager and Engineering Manager with making plant-wide process improvement changes and with fut

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e planningdecisions. Utilize knowledge of chemical production equipment and processes to set-up new chemical process on the production floor an

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optimize heir output. Utilize DMAIC method to make informed decisi

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on process mprovements. Utilize knowledge of aqueous chemical production process methods to improve production cycles f

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r hydro-procssing of PGMS. Prioritize process improvements and look to make improvements that lead to the most impact with least amount of effort. Investigate new refining processes/methods to determine improvements and changes that will result in reduced precious metal inventories an

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ossible lower perating costs. Understand solid/liquid separation chemistry and additi

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nal ways to miimize acid use. Assist in KAIZEN events; work with operators and supervisors to create current state value stream maps, perform D

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s and small enineering changes. Assist Engineering Manager, Facilities Manager and Maintenance Supervisor with the maintenance and review of the current PSM (Process Safety M

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gement) Mechanicl integrity program. Help to schedule preventative mainten

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e intervals and equiment/process reviews. Ensure that PM database is

accurate and up to dte for PSM processes. Conduct Process Safety reviews, including FMEA, Process Hazards Analysis (PHA), Layers of Pro

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tion Analysis (LOPA), nd fault Tree Analysis. Monitor/supervise work of less-experienced plant perso

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nel and assist with thir training/development. Assist Engineering Manager, Production Manager and Facilities Manager as scrap streams continue to change in equipment specification and selection to reduce equipment/department downtime and improve return on assets. Assist Engineering Manager with projects involving chemical processes, s

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ion flo

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s and/or wastewter treament operations.DUTIES

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Conceptual designs an process development rep

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s. Set-up new chemical proesses on the production floor. Pre

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entation skills of alternat

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ethods and concepts required.

Create and maintain followig: Process

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ow Diagrams (PFD) Process ad I

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rumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) Euipm

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nt Fabrication Drawings (EFDs)Standard Ope

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ing Procedures (SOPs) Proc

ess Falure Mode and Effect Matrices(FMEA

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Resource for the fol

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ng: asis of design process scope dcuments. Materia

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and Energy Balances Proces

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stemconstruction specifications/

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equireents. Equipment, line and tie n list

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Equipment/

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epartmental Layouts. Proess/Departmentdocumentation of sp

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parts.REQUIREMENTS: Minimum of tw to three years of experience in pro

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s design. In-depth knowledge and background n the operation of chemic

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l production equipment. Previous experience n the desig

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f new chemical production processes. Expertisein the set-up of new chemical produc

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ion processes. Minimum of one to two years of xperience in solid/liquid, and separation chemistry

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Proven ability to create, establish and decipher rocess contro

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diagrams/drawings for control systems. Minimum wo t

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hree years of experience in project management. Efective

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erbal and written English communication skills. Aility to mentor and train hourly associates as required. Ability to read, interpret, and modify blue prints and schematics and document all c

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ges. General understanding and hands-on experienc

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t explosion-proof and intrinsically safe work environment. Ability to write

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nd communicate technical procedures. Proficien

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Mirosoft Office products, especially Word, Excel and PowePoint Proficiency using AutoCAD, Inventor, Minitab so

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areEDUCATION: B.S. in Chemistry or Chemical, Metallurgc

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Industrial Engineering or equivalent industrial experience.C