Senior Process Engineer at Eagle Materials

Desired Work Experience and Skill Set

Experience:

• Minimum ten (10) years' experience in managing or leading process activities at the plant or corporate level
• Ability to effect change in the process operation
• Ability to use a large amount of data for troubleshooting issues
• Ability to summarize process data for technical analysis
• Roll model in performing tasks and providing designs that are forward thinking on operator safety
• Roll model on engineering quality procedures and capable of performing FAT/Quality field audits
• Capital cost estimating (Engineering, Equipment and Construction)

Process Design and Implementation:

• High level of understanding about cement milling and pyro process.
  • Sound knowledge of combustion process and fuels properties (both traditional and AFR).
• Understand clinker quality (reactivity, setting time, free lime, grindability, particle seize distribution, variability)
  • Sound knowledge of clinker chemistry and microscopy.
• Understand cement and concrete quality (Strength, setting time, particle seize distribution, variability, blends with SCMs)
• Rock handling, crushing and storage
• Equipment specification for technical procurement
• Process simulation and mass balancing
• Ability to lead a plant in process audits and perform an analysis from the results
• Ability to lead and perform process inspection and report generation of findings
• Experience managing fuel and raw material trials. (From sourcing to completion of the trials)
• Experience sourcing and implementing Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials (AFR)
• Knowledge of typical cement plant emission limits
• Sound knowledge of de-dusting systems, design, configuration and operation
• Bonus General knowledge:
  • Virgin fiber processing and pulping
  • Paper machine process
    • Yankee drum, water chests, doctors, reel, & winders
  • Parent roll storage and converting
  • High pressure steam, strong acids/caustics
  • Gypsum rock handling, drying and calcination
  • Wallboard mixing and additives
  • Wallboard drying and takeoff

Control Systems and Architecture:

• Understanding of dust emissions effects, limits, sources and controls.
• Knowledge of typical cement plant control strategy from PID to SPC with experience with advanced controllers, loop tuning and expert systems.
• Effectively analyze data, and correct deviations, including statistical process control.

Plant commissioning & troubleshooting:

• Experience in troubleshooting cement process issues with successful correction
• Experience in performing root cause analysis
• Successfully commissioning a project to improve efficiency of a cement operation

Communication:

• Mentoring less experienced engineers
• Ability to work in multi-functional groups
• Ability to handle multiple issues in different areas at once
• Ability to support other engineering or project groups
• Demonstrated communication skills (Status reporting, meeting facilitating, action lists, etc.)

Desired Software Knowledge

The Senior Corporate Process Engineer reports directly to Robert Wolfe. The position is a staff role in the corporate office that supports all Eagle Materials business units.

Education

Accredited Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering - preference to be in one of the following fields 

• Chemical
• Mechanical

Benefits Offered on Your First Day

• Medical
• Telemedicine
• Health Advocate Service
• Dental & Orthodontics
• Vision
• FSA Medical & Dependent Care
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Incentive Bonus Program
• Life and AD&D
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k)

EEO Statement

Eagle Materials Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.