Chemical Engineering Opportunity
FutureFuel Chemical Company in Batesville, Arkansas, is looking for a new member for our Process Engineering Team. Candidates must have a BS or MS in Chemical Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school and the preferred candidate would have 5 years’ experience in a chemical manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate would have direct experience with project or process engineering support for batch or continuous chemical production.
Responsibilities:
· Works to provide technical assistance, process improvement, and manufacturing support for chemical production.
· Works to develop and prioritize process improvement needs.
· Works to develop, implement, and support new processes for the site.
· Troubleshoots and identifies root causes of operational problems using data analysis.
· Serves as project coordinator for new process implementation.
· Provides cost estimates to determine feasibility of business development plans.
· Determines most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
· Performs tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
· Designs and plans layout of equipment.
· Designs measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations.
· Works in teams or independently to increase production capacity, improve product yield, provide safer operations, or reduce energy requirements.
· Applies sound process economics analysis principles to determine and document project values.
· Maintains awareness and ties to corporate technology and engineering resources to help implement projects.
· Assists with definition and implementation of capital projects that will result in process improvements or increased capacity.
· Manages several projects simultaneously and regularly communicates progress to stakeholders.
· Follows safety and quality procedures.
· Able to communicate with employees in any role group, as well as outside customers.
FutureFuel Chemical Company is a growing Specialty and Bio-based Chemical Manufacturing facility with an exceptional safety and environmental history. We are ISO9001 and BQ9000 certified. Visit our website at www.futurefuelcorporation.com. FutureFuel is listed on the NYSE under "FF", and we offer a competitive relocation, wage, health, dental, disability, and 401(k) plans. Batesville is a small rural town on the foothills of the Ozark Mountains with excellent area schools, a University of Arkansas Community College and Lyon College, a highly rated Liberal Arts College. Visit Batesville at www.cityofbatesville.com. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the US without restriction (Green Card or Citizenship).
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest. All applicants will be carefully reviewed; however only those who are being considered for an interview will be contacted. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected certain status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.