Chemical Production Engineer

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Chemical Production Engineer, are to:

• Assist area management and operations personnel daily in evaluating and achieving area performance goals related to safety, quality, waste minimization, capacity, reliability, and operability, subject to supervisory review;
• Coordinate with corporate and site production planners on production timing and raw material availability;
• Development and track key performance indicators;
• Participate with investigations of area performance issues related to safety, quality, environmental impact, capacity, reliability, and operability leading to proposal and implementation of sound technical solutions;
• Gain experience as area representative for design, construction and implementation of investment projects – interfacing with technical professionals from other disciplines (e.g. process control technology (PCT), project engineering, environmental and utility services operations, and process development);
• Maintain and develop standards for area operating documentation (e.g. standard operating procedures, process descriptions, material and energy balances, P&IDs, and operating data collection and retrieval);
• Collaborate on design and execute plant trials directed at enhancing area performance;
• Compile, format and submit environmental data necessary for timely and accurate filing with local, state, and federal agencies;
• Engage in continued development of self and area personnel with peer coaching and constructive feedback;
• Support Site and Area Production System improvements, Product Supply System (OnePSS).

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our life values, more specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemical Engineering;
• Zero to three years of experience;
• Ability to work as an individual contributor and as part of a diverse team composed of fellow engineers, operations personnel, maintenance personnel and leadership;
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written;
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to challenge status-quo to achieve better results for the business;
• Ability to work on and balance multiple assignments and priorities;
• Must be able to perform work in a manufacturing plant environment, including ascending/descending stairs and ladders;
• Computer proficiency in Windows passed programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Strong safety ethic.

Preferred qualifications

• Previous engineering experience in manufacturing, engineering or related field preferred but not required.