Chemical Manufacturing Engineer

This position is located at Eastman's Chestertown, Maryland manufacturing facility. It is a hands-on position working in the plant on a variety of chemical processes and plant utility equipment.

As the Chemical Engineer, you'll provide technical support for a batch manufacturing plant. You'll use a broad range of chemical engineering skills on projects that range from small to large in both scope and cost. Projects may be urgent in support of manufacturing process problems, or long-range study projects to improve efficiency or reliability of operations. You'll partner closely with others in Engineering, Maintenance and Manufacturing Operations to achieve objectives and to become an expert in the manufacturing processes. This position will report to the site Technical Manager.

A typical assignment will involve defining a problem, developing an understanding of the process and solution requirements, organizing and performing experimental work, analyzing data, drawing of a conclusion, developing and presenting solution options, writing associated technical communication and providing recommendations. Depending on project scope, you may work individually or as part of a larger team as a project leader.

Responsibilities

• Perform process-oriented technical work to improve the manufacture of plasticizers used to supply material for the production of various automotive and construction products/applications
• Provide technical assistance to manufacturing area and other technical groups
• Ensure appropriate resolution of PSM, health, safety and environmental concerns for projects
• Identify process improvement opportunities, problem formulation and solution, engineering and statistical analysis and basic equipment design or specification
• Execute projects as part of a team, as a team leader or independently. Manage project portfolio based on economic and business inputs to priority
• Analyze technical possibilities for solving process problems and developing new processes
• Analyze and document the economic value of proposed process solutions and new process concepts
• The position involves a combination of troubleshooting immediate process problems, solving those problems in a timely fashion, and then working to understand, develop, test and implement preventive solutions
• Projects may involve optimizing and de-bottlenecking existing processes as well as developing new processes or products

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required
• 2+ years of chemical engineering experience in a manufacturing environment required; 5 years preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with any of the following systems: DCS (DeltaV), PI Process Book, Statistical Analysis Tools
• Data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent planning, time management and organizational skills

Eastman will not accept applicants for this offered position who require visa sponsorship,including those whose status is F-1 visa OPT who subsequently would require ongoing visa sponsorship.