Director Chemical Engineering
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Locations
Carson City, NV, USA
Experience Level
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Responsibilities
- Provide sound technical support and continuously improve of our commercial operations
- Develop new processes and plants to address the immediate challenges of the recycling industry
- Research and development to address the future challenges of recycling industry
- Build and lead teams that work in closely with operations and maintenance teams to ensure that our processes are:
- Safe
- Efficient
- Sustainable
- Continually improving
- Leading and participating in cross-functional teams to develop and implement new process plant and equipment
- Hazard and risk identification, analysis and mitigation
- Development of processing strategies and mapping from the laboratory to commercial implementation
- Process design and project management
- Process plant implementation / commissioning planning and management
- Leading and participating in research and development to meet strategic objectives
- Development of R&D programs and projects that link testwork, design and commercial implementation of processes and equipment
- Identifying and driving R&D to meet the short term needs of the business and address future trends in the recycling industry
- Development of strategy and plans to execute on strategy
- Management and allocation of people, material and equipment to projects ensure successful delivery of projects
Desired Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline
- A minimum level of ten year's experience in a related engineering role across one or more of the three functions of the Redwood chemical engineering team
- Operations
- Large scale industrial processing experience
- Operational support and track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical process problems and making plant improvements
- Plant Design and Commissioning
- Lead or have had a key role in multiple steps of development of chemical processing plants from concept to commercial implementation
- Trade-off studies and financial evaluation
- Process plant design and commissioning
- Track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical processing problems
- Research and Development
- Background in research and development with demonstrable outcomes
- Track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical processing problems
- Track record of linking of research and development activities with successful real world implementation
- Track record of successfully leading teams and efficient resource allocation
- Track record of successfully developing strategy and executing against strategy
- Metallurgical processing context of this experience is desired (mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy) but it isn't essential
- Self motivated with a hands on approach who takes the initiative
- Strong written and verbal communication
- A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!
Lithium-ion refinement & component manufacturer
Company Overview
Redwood's mission is to build a circular supply chain to power a sustainable world and accelerate the reduction of fossil fuels. The company is localizing a global supply battery chain and producing anode and cathode components in the U.S. for the first time, while also reducing environmental impact, cost, and supply chain risks.