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Chemical Process Engineer II

Employer
Boulder Scientific Company
Location
Mead, CO
Closing date
Sep 23, 2021

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Boulder Scientific Company (BSC) is headquartered in Mead, CO, and is a premier provider of organometallic compounds and other specialty chemicals used in a wide range of applications. BSC is a pioneer and leading manufacturer of metallocene catalysts and co-catalysts that are primarily used to produce metallocene polyethylene, polypropylene and elastomers, but also supplies products into Electronics, Pharmaceutical and Defense applications. BSC operates two sites in Northern Colorado, which include: a main production facility in Mead and a second facility in Longmont. BSC has continuously grown the sales of its products to existing and new customers and expects to continue on a high growth trajectory.

We are seeking a Chemical Process Engineer to monitor technical and manufacturing aspects of operations undertaken in production. The Engineer will perform production data analytics and apply continuous improvement strategies to improve processes, increase product yields and, reduce cost and cycle times.

Pay for this role is $80,000-102,000. BSC offers medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, and 401(k) with matching. See more about our offerings on our Opportunities page.

Boulder Scientific Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Job Responsibilities
  • Works with Operations, Engineering and EHS during preparation of master batch records (MBR), running the process, reviewing the results and suggesting process changes as necessary
  • Identifies and monitors important process metrics such as, yield, cycle time, productivity, and throughput; analyzes product non-conformance issues.
  • Observes processes to identify improvements; develops metrics and strategies for process improvements
  • Generates post production campaign review of processes to understand the causes of variances
  • Communicates the campaign review data to process stakeholders and organizes the suggested changes to the batch records for process improvement and seeks approval for timely revision of the document in accordance to company policy.
  • Edits and scales batch records as directed by Operations, R&D, Engineering or the Scheduling department
  • Oversees and troubleshoots production processes and provides guidance to chemical operators
  • Briefs chemical operators on new processes and debriefs operators to understand any issues on completion of the process
  • Assists in scale up from Pilot Plant to larger scale production and troubleshoots technical aspects during all phases of the transition to production scale
  • Proposes engineering projects for Safety, Environmental, Quality or Capacity Utilization improvements; works with design engineering to execute and implement the improvement projects in production
  • Assists in developing short term and long term capital project planning
  • Partners with EHS personnel and other engineers in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) of new and existing processes, as part of companys PSM and RMP programs
  • Develops Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and generates Management of Change (MOC) document for process/equipment changes in accordance with PSM requirements
  • Assists operations leadership in training of personnel, particularly around complex unit operations.
QualificationsMinimum Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering with at least 5 years experience in batch and/or continuous operations in specialty chemicals, pharmaceutical or related field is preferred

Experience
  • Preference will be given to those who have an advanced degree and good understanding of the fundamentals of chemical engineering including, material and energy balance, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer, thermodynamics and mixing phenomena
  • Ability to understand Process Flow Diagrams and P&IDs is required
  • Experience with the following processes is preferred: filtration, distillation, and batch reaction is preferred
  • Good understanding of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry is desirable
  • Six sigma and statistical analysis experience preferred
  • Working knowledge of process automation is desirable
  • Experience in statistical software, such as, JMP or Minitab is preferred
Work EnvironmentWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to Colorado weather conditions and manufacturing plant environment. Will be in manufacturing and lab environments that require the appropriate use of PPE. Employee may be required to work hours other than their usual schedule; may be required to be on-call or available at odd hours and weekends to support manufacturing startups and continuously-running processes.

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