Process Engineer 3

Summary:

Developing new industrial processes and designing new process plants and equipment or modifying existing ones. The processes that they come up with are used to create products. Improve industrial processes in order to maintain efficiency, reduce cost, improve sustainability and maximize profitability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• testing new processes
• collecting data required to make improvements and modifications
• overseeing the construction of new plants
• using and developing process simulation software to work out the best production methods
• purchasing and installing equipment
• using scientific principles related to magnitude, momentum, heat transfer etc
• supervising plant operations
• investigating and troubleshooting plant/process problems
• scheduling and coordinating work to tight deadlines and within financial budgets
• ensuring that equipment works to its specification and to appropriate capacities
• assessing safety and environmental issues
• liaising with installation/project engineers and specialists
• ensuring safe working conditions and compliance with health and safety legislation

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Job Knowledge - Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills.
Problem Solving - Develops alternative solutions.
Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor Degree in mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
ALIGN PRECISION is an Equal Opportunity Employee and wholeheartedly supports diversity in the workplace as a basic premise for business success. All employees of ALIGN PRECISION are employed on an at-will basis.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.