Job Description
The role involves leading the commissioning, operation, and continuous improvement of material handling systems at a new industrial-scale battery materials plant, ensuring safety, efficiency, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to support plant startup and expansion.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and coordinate the commissioning, startup, and stabilization of material handling systems at the new plant.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure smooth project execution and issue resolution.
- Lead process safety activities, including hazard analysis, documentation updates, and risk mitigation.
- Troubleshoot process and equipment issues during commissioning and early operations.
- Analyze system performance data to identify improvements and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical leadership for future material handling projects and process technology development.
- Support equipment selection, vendor evaluation, and technical qualification for material handling systems.
- Create and review technical documentation, including process basis, design documents, and operational procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- 6 years of industrial experience in process design, commissioning, and operations, preferably within powders, chemicals, or advanced materials manufacturing.
- Experience with bulk material handling, pneumatic conveying, blending, screening and packaging systems.
- Extensive experience with process integration of solids handling systems including controls, mechanical design, material handling related codes, and technology selection.
- Familiarity with regulatory, safety, and environmental compliance requirements, including NFPA, API, ASME, OSHA, and related standards.
- Experience creating, reading, and editing PFDs, P IDs, 3D CAD models, Equipment Drawings, Process Control Narratives, and Operation Procedures.
- Demonstrated experience in construction, commissioning, and start-up phases of material handling or process systems.
- Strong decision-making skills based on functional requirements, technical risk, design risk, technology selection risk, management of change, and HAZOP risks.
- Experience with safety critical instrumentation, safety relief, and operational alarms.
- Hands-on troubleshooting and optimization experience of industrial-scale systems.
- Excellent communication skills for coordinating across multiple teams and resolving technical issues.
- Proven ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations such as plant startups, new product trials, and turnarounds, while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits & Perks
Starting base pay between $151,000 and $191,000
Work at a new production site with up to 60 travel during startup and up to 10 travel during non-startup periods
Onsite work with personal protective equipment provided
Inclusive and diverse work environment
Opportunities for career growth through process improvements and future expansion projects
Potential for bonuses, equity, and other benefits as part of total rewards package
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