Process Engineer

As a Process Engineer, your mission is to drive operational excellence within our kaolin operations. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing process efficiency, product quality, and cost-effectiveness. Your responsibilities extend beyond technical expertise; you’ll also be a champion of safety within the plant.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Critical Projects Management:

   • Strategic Focus: Work on projects identified as critical through personal efforts, justifications, and recognition by others within KaMin.
   • System-Level Impact: These projects primarily deal with complete systems.

2. Process Improvement and Equipment Evaluation:

   • Recommendations: Identify and recommend process improvements and actively assist in their implementation.
   • Equipment Selection: Evaluate processing equipment and provide recommendations for optimal plant use.

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration:

   • Teamwork: Collaborate as part of cross-functional project teams.
   • Stakeholder Interaction: Interface with internal and external customers.

4. Work Environment and Availability:

   • Office and Plant Environment: Operate in both office and plant settings, subject to internal and external environmental conditions.
   • Office Equipment: Required to operate standard office equipment.
   • Travel and On-Call: Some travel may be necessary (including overseas, although rare). Be available and willing to be on-call outside regular hours.

Knowledge/Skills:

• A 4-year engineering degree from an accredited university, coupled with 3-5 years of experience in an industrial environment.
• Hands-On Expertise: Experience in evaluating the performance of existing and new processes, making data-driven recommendations, and successfully implementing process improvements.
• Mineral or Chemical Processing: Additional experience in mineral or chemical processing is advantageous.

Physical Requirements:

• Mobility: Ability to climb, stand, sit, and walk long distances.
• Manual Dexterity: Proficient use of fingers and substantial movements (repetitive motion) with wrists, hands, and fingers.
• Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity for operating a personal computer, reading reports, and analyzing data.
• Stairs and Ladders: Occasional ascents and descents of stairs and ladders (up to 30 feet) on top of tanks and elevators in a safe manner.
• Height Tolerance: Ability to ascend and descend stairs occasionally at heights up to 180 feet on top of tanks and calciners.

KaMin provides a competitive compensation package complemented by comprehensive benefits. 

Equal opportunity employer