Plant Process Engineer

Apply Job Type Full-time Description SUMMARY OF COMPANY BioUrja Renewables, LLC is a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade, beverage-grade, and fuel-grade ethanol and co-products, located in Peoria, IL. The company operates a 135 million gallon per year production plant, which is among the largest industrial alcohol facilities in the U.S., with a long history of successful operations. We are part of the BioUrja Group, a family-owned energy and agricultural trading, supply and distribution group headquartered in Houston, Texas and having operations across the USA, as well as in the UK, UAE, India, Singapore, and Mexico. We are proud to have been listed as one of the top four largest privately held companies in the Houston metropolitan area. JOB SUMMARY The Plant Process Engineer is responsible for partnering with the management teams at both to maximize and standardize efficiencies of plant operations and implement process improvement and expansion projects. This position troubleshoots and identifies process needs to maintain production levels and product yields and also may lead operational areas of the plant. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Identify, scope, and lead projects at that are designed to expand plant production, maximize efficiencies, and minimize downtime of plant operations. Write and coordinate procedures, present capital request justifications and create strategic plan initiatives. Identify and standardize best practices across the facilities via advanced data analysis using JMP or other software. Develop and maintain an appropriate level of knowledge of the applicable codes and regulations. Serve as a resource to management, supervisors and maintenance staff. Assist in operational/troubleshooting issues. Seek out lead continuous improvement initiatives. Act as manager of specific processing areas such as front end, backend, evaporation, drying and all utilities when needed. PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable workplace accommodation. The individual must also be able to wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to work or visit within areas where it is required. This includes hard hat, safety glasses, life vest, respirators, ear plugs, steel toed shoes, personal flotation devices (PFD’s), or other protective equipment as required by the work performed and location the work is being done. In addition, Employees in this position must also be capable of: Walking, stepping, climbing, or otherwise moving from one location on the job site to another, which may be of varying heights and access parameters. Standing, stooping, bending, crouching, kneeling, squatting, climbing, crawling, or sitting for long periods of time. Repetitive movements by feet, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands and back in performance of work. Climbing stairs, and/or vertical ladders of varying…