Process Engineer - Chemical - Braintree, MA

The Process Engineer will support manufacturing operations by optimizing continuous production processes, improving efficiency, enhancing product quality, and reducing costs. This position serves as a key technical resource for plant operations, partnering closely with production, maintenance, engineering, and R&D teams to troubleshoot issues, commercialize new products, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Client Details

My client is a leading specialty chemicals and manufacturing organization operating a large-scale continuous processing facility. The company is committed to operational excellence, process innovation, employee development, and maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.

Description

• Develop expertise in key manufacturing unit operations through hands-on collaboration with operators and engineers.
• Lead process improvement initiatives under the direction of plant leadership.
• Troubleshoot production and process issues directly on the manufacturing floor.
• Develop process documentation, operating procedures, and operator training materials.
• Support and implement continuous improvement projects focused on safety, quality, productivity, and yield.
• Manage and support Management of Change (MOC) activities.
• Support new product and process commercialization efforts.
• Analyze process capability, yield, and product quality utilizing statistical process control methods.
• Improve first-pass quality, productivity, process reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with R&D to support products from development through full-scale commercialization.
• Investigate equipment downtime and process interruptions and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Quality, and R&D teams to establish best practices.
• Ensure environmental, health, and safety requirements are incorporated into manufacturing and process development activities.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Profile

A successful Process Engineer should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering or chemical process industry experience.
• Experience supporting continuous manufacturing or chemical processing operations.
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, fluid flow, pumping systems, piping, and instrumentation.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, process schematics, and technical documentation.
• Experience utilizing Statistical Process Control (SPC) and process performance analysis tools.
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience within a production environment.
• Strong collaboration skills with operators, technicians, maintenance, and engineering teams.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of GMP-regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
• Programming or process automation experience preferred.
• Ability to obtain TWIC certification preferred.

Job Offer

• Direct impact on plant performance and optimization
• Exposure to product commercialization initiatives
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with R&D and Operations
• Hands-on process engineering responsibility
• Opportunity to lead continuous improvement projects
• Highly visible role within plant operations
• Career growth within a complex manufacturing environment
• Competitive compensation and benefits

If you are an experienced Process Engineer with a background within Chemical Engineering, apply to this role today for immediate consideration!

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.