Senior Corporate Process Engineer (Engineering)

Job ID: 513523

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH company, provides Portland and masonry cements to help build the foundation and infrastructure for the world around us. We ship millions of tons of cement from our plants and network of terminals located across North America. When you work for Ash Grove, you are connecting to something bigger. We stand together to reinvent the way our world is built. Join our team and help Ash Grove build America.

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability Pay
• Life Insurance
• Growth Opportunities and more!

Summary:

The Sr. Corp Process Engineer provides senior-level technical support to corporate and cement plant personnel. The role of a Sr. Corp Process Engineer involves overseeing and optimizing the entire cement manufacturing process across multiple plant locations within a specific region. This position requires a strong technical background in engineering, a deep understanding of cement production, and the ability to lead process improvement initiatives and provide technical guidance to plant teams.

What you'll be contributing:

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Safety and Environmental Compliance: Driving and supporting plant safety programs by identifying and reducing hazards, monitoring safety conditions, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. Promotes and follows all aspects of safety guidelines and participates in meetings as required. Supports Environmental Department in preparing answers to environmental inquiries.
• Process Optimization: Analyzing and improving cement production processes (from raw material handling to finish milling) to enhance fuel efficiency, electrical efficiency, production rates, and overall quality. This includes identifying and removing bottlenecks and implementing changes for optimal operating conditions.
• Technical Support and Training: Providing technical support to corporate office employees, regional employees and plant teams, including training operators on equipment usage and best practices to ensure peak efficiency of mills and pyro lines.
• Process Control Systems: Performing programming, maintenance, and documentation of programmable control systems to improve and optimize computerized process systems within the plants.
• Performance Monitoring and Audits: Conducting performance testing and measurements on production equipment, maintaining equipment performance records, and participating in quality and safety audits.
• Supports the operational Task Forces and Ash Grove / CRH initiatives, participates in meetings as needed, and facilitates action plans.
• Collaborates and coordinates activities with outside consultants involved in fuel test burns, process evaluations, and other aspects of the production process.
• Participates in preparing, reviewing, and publishing the Annual Progress and Performance Report and other technical reports.
• Maintains communication by ensuring proper individuals are apprised of deficiencies and makes recommendations in order that appropriate action can be taken.
• Continuous Improvement: Optimizing process areas through testing, data gathering, sampling, and utilizing expertise to provide innovative solutions for continual improvement in all aspects of the production process.
• Capital Projects: Identifying improvement opportunities, organizing research teams, writing Capital expenditure requests, and coordinating project implementation.
• Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

To succeed in this position, you will need:

• Ability to read, write, and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Minimum 4 Year/ Bachelor's Degree in engineering, chemistry, mechanical, chemical engineering, or closely related field of concentration.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in plant operations, support, or a similar or related position.
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Project Demonstrated project management skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Promotes information sharing
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents
• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc. in English required.
• Understanding of basic concepts of mass balance and heat balance. Knowledge of pyro processing, communition, control systems, and computer operations.
• General working knowledge of environmental laws and regulations required, as well as safety policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of cement production processes or related industrial processes, including the burning of waste-derived fuel and the associated regulations.
• Uses independent judgment in performing daily responsibilities. Exposed to confidential information requiring appropriate discretion. Works from general supervision with specified standard practices and policies. Refers to supervisor only when in doubt as to the proper procedure for a specified action.
• Demonstrates pyro processing expertise in performing regular responsibilities.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Knowledge of pyro-processing, thermodynamics, heat transfer, air flow and related principles.
• Working knowledge of PLC systems and instrumentation techniques and guidelines.
• Domestic travel up to 75%

What's next for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The physical demands, working environment, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.