About the role
A process development engineer/scientist designs and plans production systems to be safe, cost-effective, sustainable, and meet quality requirements. The engineer/scientist is responsible for:
- Identification and resolution of critical process related issues with results that improve products/quality, reduce manufacturing cost, improve customer relations and/or improve plant performance
- Developing new processes and design modifications to the current system to meet company HS&E, production and quality goals as well as plotting the technology path to achieving corporate sustainability plans
- Identification, documentation and sharing of best practices to optimize operational effectiveness
- Identification of ways to enhance R&D asset capability (lab, pilot, and commercial) to de-risk technology development
- Providing solutions to technical problems by applying extensive and highly specialized process knowledge to help the company achieve growth initiatives.
Accountability
Supporting Actions/ Tasks
% of Time
(add to 100%)
- Technology development for current assets
- Lead identification and resolution of critical operational issues through process of identification, analysis, recommending changes and reporting results
- Identifies, evaluates and develops new process technology for improved efficiency and energy recovery throughout the organization. Works with plant process engineers to evaluate new and existing processes and to recommend improvements
- Identifies and evaluates commercially available technology that will reduce capital intensity, improve efficiency and lower operational costs
- Provides assistance to Rubber and Specialty Blacks businesses for New Product Development
- Organize, plan, perform, analyze, and report results of experimental trials, lab analyses and other investigative testing.
70%
- Technology development for long term corporate objectives
- Participate in development of technology pathway to achieve long term objectives
- Develop tools and methodology to evaluate technology options, and identify gaps and opportunities space
- Participate in development of Intellectual Property strategy to support technology development plan
10%
- Health, Safety and Environmental
- Integrate inherently safe design into process development and innovation
- Create challenging safety-driven goals aligned to company vision
15%
- Technology Evaluation
- Participate in development of tools, processes to critically evaluate technology for fit to Birla strategy
5%