Production Engineer

City
Winona
State/Province
Minnesota

Overview:

The Production Engineer works with 24/7 and Core teams to ensure the unit is running to meet production targets and anticipates potential emerging issues.

Responsibilities:

   

Stewardship 

  • Continuously monitors process, product and equipment to detect and anticipate emerging issues
  • Conducts field walkthroughs for hazard recognition, housekeeping, PSSR, etc.
  • Defines, updates and tracks alarm performance and implements change where needed
  • Responsible for environmental compliance (monitor and escalate)
  • Initiates process safety bypasses and develops mitigation plans
  • MOC system owner and core team leader

Quality 

  • Engages with unit team and 24/7 Team to identify quality issues with any raw materials and chemicals that need to be addressed with the suppliers
  • Participates in quality investigations for out-of-spec product or quality drifts
  • Develops strategy and communicates executable plan for handling out of spec/rejected materials
  • Monitors product quality parameters and takes action as needed to keep product in spec
  • Completes Raw Material Acceptance Training

Production/Reliability 

  • Tracks Core performance, losses, RM efficiency and energy usage
  • Engages with 24/7 Team to identify and remove daily execution barriers
  • Establishes and communicates operating parameters for the 24/7 Team
  • Ensures supplies and raw materials are ordered and delivered as needed to meet unit objectives
  • Ensures proper application of RCA process and documents corrective action plans
  • Plans, establishes, and communicates priority for equipment repairs
  • Engages with supply chain to ensure that they are aware of any production schedule challenges
  • Communicates issues or barriers with production schedule or material containment

Engagement  

  • Communicates with outside units to share best practices
  • Participates in area networking calls for production and safety best practices
  • Supports 24/7 team as SME by developing tools for operations team to improve performance

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree in engineering or related technical field.
    • Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering a plus.
  • Minimum 5 years of engineering work experience preferred.
  • Understands technology of process, product and equipment capacity.
  • Understands production schedule, production capabilities, and reliability requirements.
  • Understands raw material and chemical usages and efficiencies of the unit.
  • Identifies emerging supply issues.
  • Interfaces with supply chain.

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