Job Details

Elessent Clean Technologies is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and results-driven Process Controls Engineer for the MECS acid catalyst manufacturing facility in Martinez, CA. The Process Engineer is responsible for developing catalyst production processes and for providing technical support to the facility. The Process Engineer is an active participant in cross-functional project teams, global initiatives, and operational improvement teams. The Process Engineer will work closely with their supervisors and other plant personnel to provide operational support and complete various projects. Attention to detail and ability to deliver high quality work are required to ensure catalyst plant operation remains safe, compliant, reliable, and profitable.

Our site is small, with the opportunity to participate in multiple business aspects and to make a large impact on the success of the business while leveraging the support of a global company.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitor and report on process performance, product cost, and operational logistics
• Serve as the site process resource for the catalyst manufacturing process
• Identify and implement process upgrades and optimization projects
• Collaborate with on-site teams to drive yield and profitability improvements
• Facilitate discussion between catalyst plant and R&D teams
• Communicate process risks and opportunities to the organization
• Troubleshoot process and quality issues
• Establish operating guidance and parameters
• Manage planning and execution of new catalyst test runs
• Participate in capital project reviews
• Model core values (Safety, Respect for People, Ethics & Compliance, Environmental Leadership)

Job Qualifications Required/Basic:

Education/Experience

• • BS in Chemical Engineering.
  • 4+ years' process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

Technical Proficiency

• • Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word).
  • Experience building and troubleshooting mass/energy balances (preferred).
  • Experience with powder handling, mixing, extrusion/pelletizing, drying/calcination, (preferred).
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Epicor) (preferred).
  • Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project) (preferred).
  • Experience with AutoCAD (preferred).

Process Safety & EHS

• • Comfortable working at heights (including ability to wear fall protection and to do moderate stair/ ladder climbing)
  • Comfortable entering small, confined spaces during equipment inspection
  • Capable of wearing a respirator
  • Must be able to lift and carry 25 pounds
  • Working knowledge of MOC, PSSR, HAZOP/LOPA, incident investigation, and permit-to-work.
  • Understanding of environmental compliance (air permits, waste/wastewater) (preferred).

Leadership and Communication Skills

• • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Communicates effectively with technicians, engineers, contractors, EHS, and management.
  • Demonstrated project management skills.

Organization and Flexibility

• • Strong organizational skills; manages tasks and projects efficiently.
  • Periodically provide night and weekend support as required
  • Adjusts priorities based on business needs.
  • Performs well under pressure.

Teamwork and Collaboration

• • Collaborative, cooperative team contributor.

Continuous Learning and Resourcefulness

• • Committed to continuous learning and skill development.
  • Proactive; finds ways to get work done and leverages available resources and networks.

Travel and Plant Experience

• • Domestic travel may be required periodically (<5%)

Elessent Clean Technologies is a global leader in process technologies to drive sustainability and carbon neutrality in the metal, fertilizer, chemical, and oil refining industries with an unwavering commitment to customer support. We provide extensive global expertise across our portfolio of offerings in key applications - MECS® sulfuric acid production, STRATCO® alkylation, BELCO® wet scrubbing, and IsoTherming® hydroprocessing. Offering critical process equipment, products, technology, and services, we enable an array of industrial markets, including phosphate fertilizer, non-ferrous metals, oil refining, petrochemicals, and chemicals, to minimize their environmental impact and optimize productivity. We are dedicated to helping our customers produce high-quality products used in everyday life in the safest, most environmentally sound way possible, with a vision to make the world a better place by creating clean alternatives to traditional industrial processes.

MECS® Sulfuric Acid Catalyst Production is a reliable and economical producer of catalyst that converts SO2 to SO3 since 1915 for sulfur burning, metallurgical, spent acid, and wet sulfuric acid plants. As a world leader in sulfuric acid process technologies and catalyst production for nearly 100 years, our vast technical expertise and sulfuric acid production knowledge, coupled with our commitment to innovation, have enabled us to create a line of high-performance sulfuric acid catalysts for use in any type of converter. This position offers exposure to many of the different functions within this environmentally conscious industry.

Our benefit package becomes effective on the first day of employment. This includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holiday, and a bonus plan-pre-employment physical required.

Positions are open to candidates authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Elessent Clean Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.