About the role
This role will be responsible for leading in providing and initiating technical and engineering solutions to challenges whether day to day operations or project based. The successful incumbent will develop new processes, standards &/or operational plans in support of the organisations business strategies with a direct impact on the business overall results. The role initially will have a heavy focus on the Refinery area within AAK.
This position is a Monday to Friday, days-based role and will report directly into the Plant Manager for Site.
Responsibilities
1. Lead process design and improvements in the Refinery through process, quality and engineering monitoring and optimisation.
2. Assist in developing best-practice operating procedures, ensuring SOP’s are in place for equipment and processes and that they are fit for purpose
3. Analyse existing production processes and develop recommendations for changes to working methods or operation sequences that will minimise risks, costs, and wastage; increase yields and productivity; and improve the quality and consistency of final products.
4. Ensure that designs comply with the relevant codes, standards, regulations and procedures.
5. Maintain planning and cost control on process scope of works.
6. Perform detailed design of process plant and machinery
7. Liaise with project management teams to deliver new projects.
8. Develop company technical literature including writing operational and maintenance manuals, acceptance testing procedures and risk assessments, maintenance procedures and compiling supplier information for technical files
9. Liaise with sub-contractors and vendors to provide technical support
10. Develop process schematics such as P&ID's, PFD's, M&E balance, HAZOPs, HAZID, LOPA, SIL – ensuring they are kept up to date
11. Perform design calculations/simulations, including utility costing, yields & waste
12. Liaise with other areas of engineering and project delivery team
13. Assist the process design safety studies such as HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA and action response reports
14. Lead in troubleshooting and plant optimisation to improve plant efficiencies
15. Review production information and data to understand methods and activities in manufacturing and services to improve and sustain good performance.
About you
16. Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering degree, preferably chartered
17. Proven experience in process or chemical industries
18. Safety conscious and aware of environmental impacts
19. Knowledge of advanced process plant, ideally edible vegetable oil refining (desirable)
20. Proficient in AutoCAD, or equivalent
21. Good understanding of Project Management processes
22. Ability to analyse problems, assess risk profile, determine action, and develop solutions, communicating intentions and progress to all levels
23. Conversant with DSEAR and other Regulations, codes and standards applicable to the design, construction and operation of process plants.
24. Experience in Continuous Improvement. Modern process and manufacturing techniques, such as Lean, 5S, DMAIC, FMEA, SMED, Value Stream Mapping is advantageous
25. Able to manage own time and apply relevant time management techniques to ensure timely delivery of project
26. Prepared to occasionally travel to other operational sites.
In return AAK offer:
·10% non-contribution pension.
·Bonus scheme.
·UK Healthcare scheme.
·25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
·Group life cover.
·Group income protection scheme.
·Ride2Work scheme.
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