Production Engineer

Summary

Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance polymers and ingredients, actively serving key sectors globally. The Production Engineer will support manufacturing units at the Jefferson Site, ensuring safe and reliable operations while implementing improvements and providing technical support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Primary job function to provide day-to-day support to manufacturing units to ensure safe, stable and reliable operations
• Monitoring operating data for assigned areas and provide analyses and troubleshooting as needed to achieve the operating plan
• Identify and implement improvements to support business objectives (debottlenecking, plant trials, improved reliability) using the Management of Change process
• Develop and review procedures and provide operator training as needed
• Lead incident investigations into process and equipment failures as appropriate
• Serve as the Division Representative on capital projects to improve productivity and increase capacity in the manufacturing department
• Conduct Process Hazard Analyses and coordinate timely resolution plans to meet project deadlines
• Interface with HSES, Product Development, Maintenance, Process Improvement, and other supporting organizations to prioritize and initiate projects

Skills

• B. S. in Chemical Engineering
• 2 - 5 years of chemical engineering/relevant experience
• Must be comfortable in a manufacturing environment with large, continuous chemical processing equipment
• Must have the ability to easily interface with operations and maintenance personnel and lead cross-functional teams
• Must have good troubleshooting skills to analyze process data, understand equipment operations and determine root causes of failures
• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: Distributed Control systems
• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: PI Vision
• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: Statistical Analysis tools
• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma

Qualifications

Must Haves

• B. S. in Chemical Engineering
• 2 - 5 years of chemical engineering/relevant experience
• Must be comfortable in a manufacturing environment with large, continuous chemical processing equipment
• Must have the ability to easily interface with operations and maintenance personnel and lead cross-functional teams
• Must have good troubleshooting skills to analyze process data, understand equipment operations and determine root causes of failures

Nice to Haves

• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: Distributed Control systems
• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: PI Vision
• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: Statistical Analysis tools
• Experience with any of the following systems would be an advantage: Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma

Benefits

• Competitive, market-aligned compensation
• Discretionary global bonus scheme
• Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions
• Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role
• Healthcare – tailored to regional locations
• Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
• Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
• Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
• Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
• Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country
• Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive
• Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes