Process Engineer

Pay rate: $40 - $43/hr 

Title:  Process Engineer
Location: Trumball,   CT 
Duration: 5 months 

Great opportunity for R&D contractor looking for project work (retirees welcome). R&D Contractor. 5 month assignment with possibility for extension if projects require. Incumbent is supporting Supply chain project @ Pilot Plant in Trumbull. Ideal candidate would have Project Management background. Great opportunity for recent graduates looking to start their career or Retirees looking for project work. R&D Contractor Process

Candidate must have a chemical engineering background or degree for this role. Another background would be in Mechanical Engineering or Chemistry. This role is highly technical.

Engineering responsibilities: 

Participate & advise in the design, engineering & risk assessments of a new manufacturing facility (FEED, HAZOP, FMEA, etc)

• Collaborate with Supply Chain Engineering, Planning, Quality & R&D partners to meet project network timings & milestones

• Carry out design & robustness studies in the pilot plant, including exploration of Client routes to meet desired manufacturing efficiency & quality targets.

• Utilize existing digital platforms to capture technical data for statistical analysis & data visualization.

• Characterization and analysis of raw materials, processing conditions & product attributes (e.g. flow behavior, microstructure, critical control points)

• Identify & document best practices for the storage, handling and processing of new raw materials and delivery formats.

• Translation of product make & fill requirements into detailed technical drawings & SoPs, capturing equipment layout, process, safety & hygienic requirements.

• Validate process, equipment and product interactions during compounding, filling & product changeover (i.e. bulk transfer, product fouling, filling behavior)

• Support the selection of equipment design & suppliers to deliver desired process performance, efficiency & reliability targets

• Support process & equipment commissioning in new manufacturing facility (installation, operational & performance qualification)

• Define & lead the execution of main plant trials, including the development of scale up learning plan, on-site trial coordination, operator training, data analysis and reporting

• Identify & document appropriate process safety + hygiene risks & associated control measures/procedures that deliver the Basis of Safety standards.

• Creation & issuance of process & equipment design documents as part of technology transfer into Supply Chain (Process Flow + Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, Process Specifications, Cleaning & Sanitization procedures, trial protocols)