Job Title: Project CIP Engineer

Location: Danbury, CT 06810

Job Type: FULL TIME HIRE

Shift: First Shift Mon-Fri

Job Function:

Under indirect supervision, develop and deploy cost effective, timely, high impact capital improvement projects to meet business growth, operational stability, EHS, and production quality needs.

Duties and Responsibilities / Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Gather input and collaborate with key stakeholders from Operation, Maintenance, EHS, R&D, IT to identify capital project improvements to address operational deficiencies, meet business opportunity needs and progress in improvement manufacturing technology and quality.

Maintain relationships and awareness with operations, quality, EHS of ongoing operation challenges and opportunities to develop future state capital projects.

Develop staged project deliverables to drive early project feasibility decision making with least effort by leading activities such as scope development, HAZOP, value stream mapping, goal deliberation, process flow diagrams, staged design reviews, component and system bid specifications and scope of work, conceptual estimates, project business case presentations and project charters.

Execute high quality low risk projects through development of piping and instrumentation diagrams, detail component specifications, layout diagrams, instrument specifications, automated control descriptions.

Utilize education foundations in fluid dynamics, heat transfer, process control and unit operations as well as 3rd party expertise in mechanical, civil, structural, electrical and regulator code compliance for design development, system analysis and design comparisons.

Manage project costs through progressive estimate development, competitive bid analysis, coordinate with vendors and subcontractors, project cost management and timely communication with stakeholders in finance and operations.

Promote strong stakeholder communication and awareness by means of staged project reviews, goal deliberation, detail design reviews, business case development collaboration, project commissioning and close out planning.

Promote innovation in capital improvements by ongoing relationships with equipment, instrumentation, systems vendors, participation in professional development in chemical engineering, instrumentation, automation and project management and dissemination of knowledge to stakeholders.

Support facility process automation through training, collaboration on design of new processed and migration of existing processes into PLC (Automation Direct) or DCS (DeltaV) through development of P&ID’s, control logic, sequential function charts, interlocks, alarms and execute control configuration of logic, HMI, alarms, interlocks, recipe-based controls and historization.

Ensure compliance, daily, with Federal food safety regulations/laws, all related BRI policies, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).

Provide engineering expertise in the manufacturing support of role by working with operations, maintenance, EHS to diagnose operational performance issues and recommend, design, and deploy solutions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Use of AUTOCAD, ASPEN, proficiency in use of MS Project, Excel for design computational analysis of piping and unit operations. Experience in PLC/DCS control design and configuration.

Support in plan configuration upgrades or work in collaboration with 3rd party integrators.

Ability to navigate projects that will improve overall manufacturing environment which require commitment by operations to fund project, train operations and establish expectations with operators to support and use new systems properly.

Familiarity with safety system design, OSHA PSM elements and hazard analysis methods.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

Experience and Education:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Professional Engineering Licensure preferred. Two to five years’ experience in chemical manufacturing capital project development, process engineering, and experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Travel:

May involve up to 20% travel to domestic equipment suppliers and 3rd party system integrators.

Working and environmental conditions:

Work is performed in both an interior/office work environment and all manufacturing and administrative facilities and may involve potential exposure to chemicals, hazardous material and wastes, fumes, unpleasant odors and physical risks, which require following safety precautions and training.

Physical effort:

Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of objects, which may weigh up to 50 pounds. May stand or walk for more than 4 hours per day.