Synthomer

The Role

The Production engineer serves as the main driver for successful day to day production for a section of our manufacturing site in Middelburg. With your in-depth knowledge of the production processes, you will connect with the production technologist, shift leaders and their teams to be able to act hands-on to ensure daily manufacturing targets are met. You will build and maintain a deep connection to the Process Improvement team to unlock future potential that help raise the bar. Please note as a Production Engineer you will be a member of the production call out team and crisis management team. You will report to the responsible product line area manager.

Responsibilities

• Daily monitoring of the designated production plant by analyzing process performance and engaging into conversations with the operational team to address safety concerns and identify and resolve quality deficiencies and capacity restrictions.
• Improve personnel health & safety, process safety and the environment by investigating and taking action on incidents, near misses, operator concerns and join Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) or Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).
• Identify and solve the causes of off-quality material, customer complaints and unplanned downtime, in order to achieve expected Product Line performance parameters.
• Lead and support complex problem solving, by using Root-Cause-Analysis (RCA) and Problem Analysis (PA) methodology.
• Closely work together with the Process Improvement team to architect and support the long-term process improvement strategy for the designated Product Line and help implement process standardization and best practices.
• Ensure adequate monitoring of production data and its proper storage in the company database
• Closely work together with Process Engineering team and evaluate Process Design Packages (PDP’s), commissioning plans and Pre-Start up Safety Review (PSSR) prior to implementation and/or start up.
• Become the technical and technology liaison for the operational team within the designated Product Line.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree Chemical Technology or Process Engineering.
• At least 5 years relevant work experience in the chemical/process industry.
• Proactive safety mindset.
• Well-developed analytical skills, easy decision maker and tenacious in achieving results.
• Excellent planner and organizer with a high stress tolerance.
• Good team player showing high adaptability and optimism.
• Excellent and proficient communicator in Dutch and English.
• Certification on Six-sigma, Problem Solving and Decision Making and Root Cause Analysis are valued.
• Open for future rotation to other site engineering roles.

Why Synthomer?

We are ambitious!

We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.

We believe in high challenge, high support!

We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.

We personalize our approach to development!

At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.

Waarom Synthomer?

Wij zijn ambitieus!

Wij zijn aanzienlijk gegroeid - zowel organisch als anorganisch. Wij zijn een FTSE 250 beursgenoteerde onderneming, 22% van onze inkomsten komt van nieuw gecommercialiseerde producten en wij zijn erkend in het topsegment voor veiligheid bij de productie van chemicaliën.

Wij geloven in grote uitdaging, grote ondersteuning!

We willen je graag vanaf dag 1 laten meewerken in echte rollen. We verwachten veel, maar bieden ook veel. Dit omvat onboarding, introductie- en leermomenten, netwerkmogelijkheden, mentoring en persoonlijke ontwikkelingsplanning. Dus bereid je voor op een inspirerend carrièreavontuur op lange termijn.

Wij hebben een persoonlijke aanpak naar ontwikkeling!

Bij Synthomer vind je geen generieke loopbaantrajecten of ontwikkelingsprogramma's, maar wel een aanpak die is afgestemd op de ontwikkeling van onze medewerkers. Wij werken met jou samen om ervoor te zorgen dat je de juiste ervaringen opdoet om jouw capaciteiten te ontwikkelen en jouw loopbaangroei te versnellen.