Sr Chem Process Engineer

Job Title

Sr Chem Process Engineer

Requisition

JR000015134 Sr Chem Process Engineer (Open)

Location

St. Louis, MO

Additional Locations

Job Description Summary

The Sr. Chemical Process Engineer is the recognized technical leader for chemical manufacturing processes and for the improvement of existing chemical processes. Consistently look for ways to improve overall customer satisfaction through improved manufacturing efficiencies. Serve as main point of contact for chemical manufacturing processes in their area in regards to safety, quality, and continuous improvement activities.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Identifies and implements improvements to existing chemical processes using continuous improvement tools
• Ensures that processes comply with all cGMP regulations in regards to process and cleaning validation
• Completes exception investigations and implements effective corrective and preventative actions to prevent recurrence.
• Provide supervisory oversight to the implementation of new processes that improve the efficiency of the manufacturing processes.
• Interact with R&D, Plant Engineering, and Corporate Engineering experts to develop simulation models of existing active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) processes.
• Use Process Simulation to debottleneck existing API processes and increase capacity.
• Use Process Simulation to transfer processes and determine unit operation equivalency between operating units or buildings.
• Maintain all process flow diagrams, material balances, and energy balances for their processes.
• Work with plant safety to maintain process specific safety information.
• Work with plant environmental to maintain process specific environmental information.
• Work with plant logistics and planning to simulate scheduling capabilities for complex operating scenarios.
• Work with Plant and Corporate Engineering to develop scopes of work for process improvement and plant expansion projects.
• Support Customer and Regulatory agency audits as subject matter experts for assigned processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTs;

Education:  B.S Chemical Engineering or related field.

            Experience:  Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in chemical processing engineering

            Skills/Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of chemistry, physics, and engineering principles.
• Experience with a wide variety of unit operations and both batch and continuous processes.
• Strong knowledge of the physical side of chemical process engineering including P&ID, General Arrangement, and process piping drawings review.
• Ability to plan, direct and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, from operations to senior management, both oral and written format.

Other Skills

• Strong working knowledge of MS Office
• Knowledge of cGMP and PSM regulations

Competencies:  Drive for Results, Problem Solving, Timely Decision Making,

  Written Communications, Process Management, Time Management

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP/SCOPE:  Sr. Chemical Process Engineer supports the pharmaceutical manufacturing process and may be assigned within specific value streams or in a general plant support role.  Position interacts with production operators, production supervisors, production mangers, project managers and Leadership team member, R&D and Corporate Engineering.

WORKING CONDITIONS:  Primarily works in an office type environment.  May spend extended periods of time within a chemical manufacturing facility or at on-site construction locations.