What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer position at Kelly?
Kelly Engineering is currently recruiting for a (Direct Hire) (Process Engineer) job located in Georgetown, SC.
Core Job Responsibilities
Why Kelly® Engineering?
Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’re here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Monitor and improve performance of Production Processes related to the Production Unit (Up to 4 Production Processes)
- Interpret, be taught, and quickly learn Reaction Chemistry. All Production Processes start with some sort of Reaction Chemistry.
- Identify production related issues and generate appropriate continuous improvements. Collect, interpret, analyze, and correlate data for troubleshooting with productivity issues, quality issues, equipment issues, etc. Define and implement the necessary improvements based findings.
- Conduct an Investigation (Customer Complaints, Off-Spec Production, Equipment Failures, Production Process Upsets, etc.)
- Generate corrective actions.
- Manage Process Improvement Projects.
- Correlate Final Product Quality to Production Processing Data
- Help teach/train Plant Supervisors and Operators, and help further develop or create Training Plans for these Positions.
- Track Production Yields and Perform Mass Balances.
- Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Quality Control (SQC) tools.
- Collaborate with various departments / stakeholders (Quality, Production Operators/Supervisors, Management, Warehouse, Maintenance, Sales, etc)
- Bachelors in Chemical Engineering or similar field
- 5 Years Manufacturing Experience in an Engineering Role
- 3 Years Experience of root cause problem solving
- 2 Years Experience with MOC/CAPA process.
- 2 Years Project Management Experience coordinating between various departments/stakeholders.
- Ability to conduct Investigations (Customer Complaints, Off-Spec Production, Equipment Failures, Production Process Upsets, etc.)
- Ability to be taught and quickly learn common Unit Operations used in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry.
- ISO9001 / EFfCI / GMP Production Experience
- Writing/Revising Procedures (SOP)
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)/ Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
- Experience with exothermic reactions, vacuum dryers, and powder handling/packaging operations.
- Mechanically Inclined
- Working experience and/or knowledge of the following Reaction Chemistries:
- Batch Polymerizations / Oligomerization Reactions (Bulk, Emulsion, Free-Radical, Nucleophilic Substitution).
- Esterification and Trans-Esterification Hydrolysis Reactions
- Working experience and/or knowledge of the following Unit Operations:
- Distillation Processes
- Filtration Processes – Cloth Filter Presses, Belt Filters
- Rotary Dryers
- Spray Dryers
- Dense and Dilute Phase Pneumatic Conveying
- Sieving, Size-Reducing, and Screening Packaging Operations
Why Kelly® Engineering?
Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’re here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.
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