Senior Chemical Engineer

Senior Chemical Engineer

Element Six

Shannon, Ireland

Job Description:

• Ensure Safety is number one priority in all work carried out;
• Project manage the development of new processes and products from development through to final production, including handover to operations;
• Lead and manage strategic and transformation projects to achieve operational excellence and continuous improvement. Manage capital expenditure and area investment strategies;
• Prepare raw materials, carry out and coordinate development trials and preproduction runs;
• Complete characterisation of processed product and provide clear test reports including all process details and quality aspects;
• Develop and implement safe, robust, and efficient processes with good capability and high yield;
• Specification, purchase, and commissioning of capital investments;
• Use problem solving tools to develop solutions to resolve processes and quality issues;
• Manage regular communication between various stakeholders including: Product Management, Sales, Supply chain and Production teams;
• Prepare production handover documentation including BOMS, Routings, Work Standard, Testing & Quality Acceptance Criteria, Risk Assessment & Training;
• Document and communicate learnings.

Qualifications:

• Appropriate chemical engineering or science qualification. NFQ Level 8 or higher;
• Previous chemical safety, processing and manufacturing experience of 5 - 10 years;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Attention to detail and ability to communicate observations, challenges and solutions with relevant stakeholders;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within cross functional teams;
• Strong HSE, Chemical, Technical, organisational and Project Management skills;
• Lean 6 Sigma, process improvement knowledge and/or green belt certification a distinct advantage.

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