Senior Process Engineer-Performance Minerals
Senior Process Engineer-Performance Minerals-EUROPE
Senior Process Engineer-Performance Minerals-EUROPE
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our client is a world leader in mineral-based specialties for industry. Due to continuing growth, they are now looking to add a “Senior Process Engineer”. The position can be located in one of company Sites in Europe with extensive travels (around 30% of the time). Reporting to the Industrial Process Manager, this role’s main purpose is to study and develop new processes, optimising existing ones to meet New Business Opportunities, to enhance efficiency and cost competitiveness and to improve key minerals processing knowledge.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify improvements on existing equipment or new installations in order to increase production or to improve quality, efficiency, safety and profitability.
- Find ideas to upgrade existing processes and define new ones.
- Participates actively to the development of new products by bringing technical support and expertise.
- Actively support the BA projects managers in production capacities designing/engineering: define and specify Process Equipment, issue Process Specifications for Inquiry.
- Develops a strong expertise in mineral processing and provides mentorship for the on-site process teams, also via technical trainings.
- Provide technical clarifications to suppliers and issue Recommendation for Purchase.
- Process improvement will focus on mass balance, flow sheet optimization, equipment performance, etc. Productivity improvements will focus on debottlenecking, yield improvements, operating efficiency improvements, and product quality improvements.
- Key interfaces: S&T teams, product managers, Industrial Project Managers and other Centre of Excellence Department and BA Sites of the company.
REQUIREMENTS
- Engineer degree in process related field (Mining/Minerals Processing, Chemical, Metallurgy)
- Minimum 10 year experience in process engineering with Strong background in minerals processing
- Good base knowledge of the main Process Unit Operations in Minerals processing
- Extensive theoretical and practical knowledge in Thermal processes (Drying, Calcination)
- Extensive theoretical and practical knowledge in Grinding and Classification systems
- Ability to make field measurements through specific instrumentation (airflows, flue gas composition, etc)
- Ability to perform and understand process modelling.
- Proficient knowledge in Process Safety of combustion systems (regulations, HAZOP, etc)
- Knowledge on Control and Automation
- Analytical and synthetic mindset
- Problem solving skills
- Demonstrated capabilities of reaching cost reduction and productivity by working on process improvement, development of new processes
- Good communication skills
- Cooperation mindset and openness to listen to the input from other departments and stakeholders
- Fluent English, any other European languages will be a plus.
WHAT WE OFFER
In exchange, the ideal candidate will get a permanent contract, receive an attractive retributive package, while he gets the opportunity to sign on with a solid company and build his/her professional career in an international environment. Only the candidates that fulfil these requirements will be considered. Send your CV in English indicating the job reference to: akman.atilgan@conexusrecruitment.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.