Chemical Engineer – Process Design
Albemarle Corporation (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

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Albemarle Corporation provides innovative development, manufacturing and marketing of complex chemicals and services that create customer value and shareholder wealth. Focusing on Chemistry for life, we are a global supplier of specialty chemicals that provide an overall benefit to the world in which we live.

 

Albemarle Corporation is seeking a Chemical Engineer - Process Design for its Baton Rouge, LA Location.

Job Responsibilities include:

Process Scope Development and Process Design for commercial chemical production processes.  Design safe, reliable, environmentally friendly and economically vialbe processes that deliver a quality product. Conduct preliminary process designs and evaluations to prepare scopes for potential cost and profit improvement capital projects such as existing plant expansions, new process plants and large cost reduction projects.  This involves exchanging information and communicating with Marketing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Equipment Suppliers, Research and Development and other groups as needed to reach agreement on the project scopes.  Develop preliminary PFD's, equipment lists, process and equipment descriptions, raw material and utility utilization and other support information needed for preparing capital estimates and project economics. Conduct detailed process designs including the preparation of PID's, material and energy balances, process simulations, permit calculations, process hazard analysis reviews, equipment and instrument specifications and other process information needed to complete Basic Engineering Packages for capital projects. Participate on Project Teams made up of Engineering, Manufacturing and others working to complete the Engineering Design and Startup of new production processes.  This involves reviewing equipment, piping and layout drawings, preparing control and interlock logics, developing sequence and graphics descriptions, writing commissioning and operating procedures, and preparing process manuals for the project. Communicate with, travel to, and provide technical support to operating plants worldwide to implement improvements, troubleshoot problems, or help increase production, reduce costs, improve quality, or reduce environmental impact.

Essentials Qualifications:

BS Chemical Engineering degree

3 to 10 years of chemical process experience

Process Design experience preferred.

Demonstrated ability to interface with team members from other departments (Operations, Business, HSE, etc).

Strong written and verbal, communication and leadership skills

 

How to Apply:

Albemarle will not hire any individual who is not legally eligible, under the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, to work in the United States. Only candidates meeting the identified qualifications need to apply to jobs@albemarle.com with ' Chemical Engineer - Process Design - Baton Rouge' in the subject line. Albemarle Corporation offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Compensation will be determined by applicant experience and qualifications. EOE/AA/MF/D/V

Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals.  Our products and services enhance the value of our customers’ end products by improving performance, providing essential product attributes, lowering cost and simplifying processing.  We sell a highly diversified mix of products to a wide range of customers, including: manufacturers of consumer electronics, building and construction materials, automotive parts, packaging, pharmachemicals and agrichemicals, and petroleum refiners.  Our commercial and geographic diversity, technical expertise, flexible low-cost global manufacturing base and experienced management team enable us to maintain leading market positions in those areas of the specialty chemicals industry in which we operate.  With over 4,100 employees in 46 locations around the world, we serve more than 3,400 customers throughout 100 countries.  Our operations are managed and reported as three business segments: Polymer Additives, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals. 

Learn more about Albemarle at www.albemarle.com