Operating Engineer Jobs in Kennewick, WA (NOW HIRING)

Engineer, Process
Requisition ID: 32889
Location: Kennewick, WA, USA, 99337
Workplace Type: On-Site
Experience Level: Associate
Job Type: Full Time
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We're guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.
Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.
Our Nutrien Kennewick site is looking for a highly organized professional with strong problem-solving, project management, and analytical skills. The ideal candidate is a proactive team player with excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and the ability to turn data-driven insights into action. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, is required.
This position is located at Nutrien's Kennewick, Washington site and is not available for remote work.
What You'll Do:

• Promote a strong safety culture through active participation in site safety, environmental, and process safety programs.
• Provide technical leadership in process safety activities, including PHAs, MOCs, PSSRs, SIL reviews, RCAs, and TapRoot investigations.
• Deliver engineering analyses, process modeling, troubleshooting, and risk-based recommendations to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Maintain process design documentation and engineering standards, including P&IDs, relief systems, equipment records, and operational limits.
• Monitor and analyze process performance data to identify opportunities for optimization, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.
• Support operations by resolving plant upsets, investigating production issues, and developing long-term debottleneck and improvement strategies.
• Lead and support projects, outages, maintenance activities, and capital investments, including catalyst change-outs, exchanger cleaning, and equipment upgrades.
• Develop and evaluate process design alternatives for Utilities, Ammonia, and Urea systems.
• Contribute to budget planning, cost performance analysis, and equipment lifecycle management.
• Support the development and review of operating procedures while providing technical guidance to operations and maintenance teams.
• Build technical capability through mentoring, training, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively to stakeholders, balancing confidence with sound risk awareness.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering is required
• 5+ years of experience in chemical processing is preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in product/process development, laboratory techniques, pilot plant equipment operations and identification of opportunities for improvements
• Firm foundation in chemistry and mathematics
• Experience/knowledge in the agricultural chemical manufacturing business is preferred, but not required

Compensation & Benefits:
The salary range for this role, in Kennewick, Washington is between $95,700 - $150,370 USD/year. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, candidate skill set, experience and training, licensure and certifications, work location, and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.
We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.
In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.
This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.
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The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.
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