Plant Contact Engineer

About us:

We create a sustainable future through innovative chemistry.

Infineum is a world leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of petroleum additives for fuels and lubricants. Infineum additives are in 1 in 3 vehicles worldwide, and are designed to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and enable cleaner transportations. With production facilities worldwide and regional business and technology centers in the UK, US, Singapore and China, there has never been a better time to start a career at Infineum.

Infineum’s successes are built on the exceptional talents of our bright and highly skilled colleagues.  

Infineum brings together individuals from different backgrounds, cultures, and thinking styles providing remarkably different talents, perspectives, life and career experiences. We recognize that a diverse talent base creates an environment rich with innovation. We’re looking for motivated colleagues to join us where you can participate in relevant and challenging projects and we can offer the right environment for a high-performance career.

We are a Specialty Chemicals Company with powerful research and development capabilities around innovative chemistry which has a vital role to play in sustainability. We provide products needed on the journey towards the electrification of mobility, while helping to make the internal combustion engine as clean as it can be. We also use our capabilities to generate sustainability advantages to countless new markets around the world. 

Position Summary:

The Plant Contact Engineer provides technical expertise to an assigned manufacturing unit(s) to ensure compliance with environmental regulations, product quality and processes/performance activities. Identify and monitor potential problems and develop a plan to effectively apply continuous improvement methods. This role provides an excellent development opportunity and prepares successful candidates for more senior roles in the organization. 

Key Outputs: What we can expect from you

• Serve as unit(s) technical consultant providing technical leadership and support to the plant to ensure reliability, process safety, sustain product quality, and enhance unit performance 

• Monitor unit production and unit capacity by utilizing batch size, cycle time, electronic data collection, equipment performance, and process control data

• Solve operating problems that require technical assistance, and make sure manufacturing process is under control

• Analyze equipment performance, track equipment problems, optimize cycle time, and modify the process to improve process control

• Develop capital projects that foster continuous improvements

• Determine incentives to work on individual projects/problems, and participate in setting own priorities for working these problems

• Improve safety performance by observing and correcting unsafe acts/conditions

• Ensure compliance of chemical quality assurance policies including maintenance, SQC charting, process logs, and adherence to Key Operating Variables (KOV)

• Assist in training unit personnel as required 

• Establish and maintain personal contact with the Unit Supervisor(s)

• Responsible for performing product and process stewardship activities and communicating results to other company functional teams

• Any additional responsibilities as assigned 

What skills will you gain from this role? 

This role provides an excellent development opportunity and prepares successful candidates for more senior roles in the organization. The role provides skills in project and time management, along with in depth exposure to analysis.

A successful candidate is likely to have: 

• B.S/M.S. Chemical Engineering degree

• Knowledge of Chemistry (heat and material balance, kinetics, etc.)

• Experience with unit operations and operating procedures/control schemes/on-stream analyzers

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to learn and grow. We believe there is no better way to learn than by doing, so from day one you will have the opportunity to make a real difference and develop the next generation of fuel and lubricant additives that will power transportation of the future.

• High levels of project management responsibilities

• Opportunity to gain patents for your innovative technologies

• Exposure across several key global groups and the opportunity to work with people from around the world, gaining an understanding of a commercial business as a whole

• Build a stimulating, long-term career with an inclusive company that values everyone as an individual. 

• Competitive salary, medical and retirement benefits

• Community outreach activities & social clubs – Recognition, Inclusiveness & Diversity, Environmental

• Onsite medical, café, gym, fitness classes, sports teams and secure onsite parking

• Convenient to NYC, Airport & Public Transportation