Process Engineer (Savannah, GA)
Compensation
EstimatedThe Role
Join Life Cycle Engineering. Lead with purpose. Own the outcome. Do the right thing the right way.
Why Choose LCE?
- Employee Ownership (ESOP): Build financial stake in your work. Our 100% employee-owned model directly connects your contributions to company performance and long-term wealth creation.
- Award-Winning Culture: Join an organization repeatedly recognized as a "Best Place to Work" driven by integrity, mutual respect, and a supportive team environment.
- Impactful Mission: Support defense operations, waterfront engineering, cyber infrastructure, and asset reliability programs that keep fleets and operations mission ready.
Opportunity Summary
As a Process Engineer you will be part of the Process Operation Department where you will provide leadership, direction, single point accountability, and technical expertise required to optimize process systems and unit operations. This will include process design, process optimization, ensuring process safety and compliance, troubleshooting and operator training while managing activities necessary to ensure optimal performance of refinery operations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Produce sustainable, measurable results in Environmental/Safety/Health, Quality/Food Safety, and Financial (Cost and Asset Management) through defined processes.
- Contribute to a team environment with engagement at all levels and respect for all people.
- Demonstrate a customer-focused culture of discipline, attention-to-detail, and teamwork.
- Use a system approach that shares resources and knowledge across all departments.
- Assure adequate and appropriate process measures are in place and process control systems are in place.
- Assure process documentation is complete including process flow diagrams (PFDs) (with material and energy balances), Process and Instrument Drawings (P&IDs), process descriptions, and SOPs.
- Lead and/or participate in audits of existing processes for safety, environmental, quality and food safety on a regular basis.
- Lead and/or participate in formal, documented process reviews of all new projects.
- Use and support the Management of Change (MOC) policy and procedure.
- Assure process control systems, including interlocks, are properly designed, implemented, and regularly verified as required.
- Collaborate with Safety, Health, and Quality staff to ensure sites manufacturing processes are safely designed, audited, and operated in accordance with ISC policies and procedures, which include all appropriate local, state, and federal regulations and codes.
- Lead major process-related projects as appropriate.
- Work closely with Operation Department team members in troubleshooting. This may include classroom teaching and in-field investigation and training.
- Work with Operation Department supervision to ensure operators are performing tasks properly.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering preferred. Mechanical engineering candidates will also be considered.
- 5 years of related experience in a heavy manufacturing environment, (sugar, oil/gas, power plant, chemicals, pulp/paper, bulk food, etc.)
- Technical knowledge of processing equipment. Experience with any of the following unit operations is preferred:
+ Granular Activated Carbon Systems
+ Pressure Leaf Filtration
+ Filter Presses
+ Crystallization
+ Evaporation
+ Carbonatation
- Ability to interpret and apply relevant codes and standards.
- Effective communication skills for coordinating with teams and stakeholders.
- Physically capable of field work.
Physical Expectations
- Regular physical activity to include walking, climbing, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting, standing, and occasional prolonged sitting
- Maneuvering within confined spaces in a restricted environment
- Ability to speak, read, hear, and write, with or without assistance
- Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax and other office equipment
This position description represents a summary of the major components and requirements of the outlined position. Other responsibilities may be assigned or required as business needs dictate. Questions regarding this description should be addressed to the hiring authority or to Human Resources.
This position description represents a summary of the major components and requirements of the outlined position. Other responsibilities may be assigned or required as business needs dictate. Questions regarding this description should be addressed to the hiring authority or to Human Resources.
Benefit Offerings
- Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & company matched 401(k)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Free life and disability insurance with supplemental coverage options
- Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Plan, & Lifestyle Spending Account
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave
- Flexible s
Benefits
Estimated- Competitive salary
- Health, dental & vision insurance
- 401(k) with match
- Paid time off
- Professional development