Senior Engineer

Idaho Asphalt Supply, Inc. is a leading asphalt supplier and marketer in the Inland Northwest and Pacific Northwest Regions. With plants in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, California, and Arizona, IAS supplies a diverse product line of asphalts, polymer modified asphalts, and asphalt emulsions to the road maintenance and construction industry. We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineer based out of our Nampa, ID (flexible).

The Senior Engineer will develop, lead, direct, and execute projects, improvements, and process issues for Idaho Asphalt and subsidiaries. The role will:

• Provide high level leadership, oversight, and execute overall improvement and expansion projects.
• Direct and execute process control and automation improvements.
• Provide ingenuity in using broad concepts of chemical engineering and applying them to address specific operational improvements.
• A lead from the front attitude, willing to do any job that needs to be done.

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Position Responsibilities:*
The Senior Engineer will:

• Identify, develop, prioritize, and implement process improvements across all our facilities.
• Design new processes and facilities as needed (green and brownfield).
• Develop and implement process automation and controls to improve product quality and throughput.
• Support production operations with technical leadership and root cause troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, controls narratives, and plan views.
• Perform necessary calculations for development of mass and energy balances and heat transfer models.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement process instrumentation.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and batch sheets as needed.
• Business travel to all sites is required. Travel may be 30-50%. Scheduling of travel is flexible and on an as needed basis.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Chemical Engineering Degree.
• An advanced degree or MBA is strongly preferred.

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Experience:*

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive responsibility in engineering or manufacturing. Strong preference to engineering experience within a chemical manufacturing/processing environment or equivalent.
• Large asphalt OR chemical plant experience.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, & APA is desirable.
• Supervisory experience or experience leading large projects preferred.

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Technical Skills:*

• Senior engineering.
• Project engineering.
• Basic unit operation chemical engineering calculations.
• Root cause analysis.
• Project management and execution skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Intermediate skill level (or better) in data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess problems or issues.

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Preferred Qualifications and Other Skills:*

• PE license.
• Process controls experience.
• Mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing certification.
• Formal leadership and management training.
• Intermediate skill (or better) with AutoCad and Excel.

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Physical Requirements:*

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds.

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Key Competencies:*

• Drive for Results
• Bias for action and getting things done.
• Taking calculated risks.
• Drive to improve.

• Embraces and Drives Change
• Demonstrates energy for effective implementation of change.
• Sees what is possible.
• Takes responsible risk.
• Owns and sustains the change.

• Teamwork
• Develops and leverages cooperative relationships.
• Willingly shares information/resources and assists others.
• Contributes constructively to the team decision making process.
• Supports the team decision with comments/actions outside the team.
• Fosters development by giving feedback, coaching, and mentoring.

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Note*: IAS reserves the right to add, remove or change duties of the job at any time, and will notify the incumbent in case of a change.

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ABOUT US*

The success of Idaho Asphalt Supply is built by a dedicated team of professionals who excel in their roles, and, in turn, we are seeking the best-in-class talent: professionals, scientists, engineers, advanced thinkers, and people who thrive on growth and collaboration to co-create the future of Idaho Asphalt.

To be the BEST, we must employ the BEST. We offer a competitive total rewards package, an innovative, dynamic, and fast-paced learning culture, and research environment.

Founded in 1976, our company is now a third-generation family business supplying materials to the highway construction industry. Our company is FIRST CHOICE in the industry due to our relentless pursuit of continuous improvement of the products and services we provide to our customers.

Idaho Asphalt Supply, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

FLSA: Exempt

Salary: $94,000/Annual + DOE

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COVID-19 considerations:*
To keep our employees as safe as possible, we provide PPE including masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and continue to practice safe social distancing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $94,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly bonus

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person