The Process Engineer will provide technical expertise to support, stabilize, and optimize production processes at the Schwarzheide site. The position focuses on plant performance, process reliability, safety compliance, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Provide day-to-day technical support to production units within the Schwarzheide site.
- Investigate process deviations, identify root causes, and develop corrective and preventive actions.
- Prepare, maintain, and optimize process engineering documentation (PFDs, P&IDs, operating instructions, mass/energy balances).
- Support troubleshooting during start-up, shutdown, and operational disturbances.
- Analyze process performance and implement improvements related to throughput, yield, energy efficiency, and waste reduction.
- Drive optimization initiatives in water treatment, thermal processes, solvent processing, waste streams, and energy utilization.
- Support implementation of new technologies and process upgrades at site level.
- Contribute to site capital projects from concept through commissioning.
- Support preparation of technical specifications for equipment and modifications.
- Collaborate with site engineering, maintenance, automation, and contractors to deliver safe and compliant project execution.
- Lead and participate in site HAZOPs, ATEX assessments, process safety reviews, and SIL evaluations.
- Ensure all process changes follow the site’s Management of Change (MoC) procedures.
- Prepare technical documentation required for CE marking, ATEX compliance, and environmental permitting.
- Support incident investigations and implement process safety improvements.