Job Description
OVERVIEW
Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in high-performance chemicals, fibers, and plastics, committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles, cleaner energy, advanced medical devices, and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and customer success, we operate responsibly while delivering value through cutting-edge technologies and industry expertise.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer drives safe, reliable, and efficient unit and utility operations. The role monitors production, quality, material and energy use, and operating losses; troubleshoots performance gaps; and leads improvement actions.
The engineer also provides technical support for site utilities, including steam generation and distribution, cogeneration, steam turbines, electrical distribution, compressed air, nitrogen, water systems, and deep-well injection. The role supports compliance with applicable environmental permits for wells, stormwater, and river water systems.
TARGETED OUTCOMES
Drive Unit Performance to operational entitlement with respect to yields, usages, reliability and quality
Achieve annual operating productivity targets by maintaining a unit performance tracking program.
Maintain accurate account of all unit production losses and drive actions to correct.
Drive safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective utility generation and distribution; identify and execute opportunities to reduce energy and water consumption, improve equipment reliability, and optimize operating costs.
Maintain a proactive compliance program for applicable FDEP permits, including permit-condition tracking, monitoring/reporting coordination, recordkeeping, and timely escalation of deviations or potential noncompliance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Monitor unit performance and troubleshoot process issues.
Work with Production Engineering to apply entitlement models, improve tracking tools, implement technology, and deliver productivity plans.
Work with Process Engineering to develop improvement projects and escalate issues requiring advanced analysis.
Track and categorize production losses; address KPI gaps.
Support unit regulatory compliance and understand applicable environmental permit requirements.
Facilitate management-of-change (MOC) reviews for unit needs.
Train operators and support production planning, tracking, and closeout.
Maintain unit process safety information (PSI).
Participate in process hazard analyses (PHAs) and coordinate recommendation follow-up.
Review and improve preventive maintenance strategies.
Lead root cause analyses (RCAs) for incidents.
Cover for the Senior Production Manager as needed.
Mentor junior manufacturing engineers.
REPORTS TO
Senior Production Manager - Powerhouse
TEAM
Senior Processors
Control Room Board and Field Processors
Operations Coordinators
Production Manager
Manufacturing Engineers
Process Specialists
Operations Manager
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering.
7–15 years of relevant experience, including at least five years supporting industrial utilities, a powerhouse, or comparable energy or water infrastructure in manufacturing or process industries.
Experience with several of the following: boilers and steam distribution, cogeneration or power generation, steam turbines, electrical distribution and protection, compressed air, nitrogen, industrial water treatment, demineralized water, river water, and deep-well or underground injection systems.
Experience interpreting and implementing environmental permit requirements for wells, underground injections, stormwater, or surface-water use.
Working knowledge of Aspen products, heat transfer, and hydraulics.
Strong knowledge of process safety management…