Date Posted: March 10, 2010
Job Title: Process Engineer
Employer: The Clorox Company
Location: Kennesaw, GA

Description:



 
When you touch the lives of millions of people around the world, nothing but the best will do. That’s why The Clorox Company and our subsidiaries look for people committed to work together toward common goals, while taking personal ownership for their decisions and actions. People who believe in maintaining the highest standards of business and professional conduct. People who share our values of strong competitiveness, measuring results and “doing the right thing.” If you want to make your mark in millions of homes and do it where you can feel proud about it, apply now for this opportunity at Clorox:

Position Summary:

Incumbent will function as a member of the central engineering team in the Operational Services Group based inKennesaw,GA. 

 

As a central engineering process engineer will use engineering principles and Clorox Early Management tools to design and improve Clorox manufacturing processes that involve the mixing, conversion, or reaction of raw materials through various unit operations into finished products.  Will frequently participate on multi-functional teams providing chemical/process engineering functional expertise for project design, construction, commissioning, and start-up. Will use Clorox engineering standards and processes, develop project scope of work and cost estimates related to process systems.   Will define, manage, and critically review work products from outside engineering firms to provide detailed process engineering work for projects.  May perform functions of a capital project manager which includes responsibility for defining overall project scope, cost, obtaining AFE approval, and construction management.  Must be capable of working across different technologies and across multiple business units.   Will ffrequently manage projects or participate on project teams across multiple locations simultaneously.  Position requires approximately 75% travel.

Key Responsibilities:

1.  Process engineering resource for capital project teams.
2.  Provide process engineering feasibility analysis for potential projects or process improvements.
3.  Lead miscellaneous engineering or administrative projects/tasks.
4.  Provide process technical support to manufacturing operations.

Revenue Responsibility:

Develops expense and capital budgets for projects.  Must manage scope, actual spending, commitments and anticipated future spending within approved budget.  Typical approved project budgets will be less than $1MM, but occasionally be greater than $1MM.

Other Scope Factors:

Assignments emphasize the application of expert knowledge to improve manufacturing's competitive performance.  Provides cross-functional team with the technical knowledge and leadership required for the development of manufacturing equipment essential to line extension and product improvements.  Develops and implements projects/programs that provide competitive improvements.  Plans and leads medium to large sized projects/programs that include the integration of outside technical resources.

Minimum Requirements:

  • 8 years professional experience including 5 years working in areas related to Clorox manufacturing technologies with emphasis on technologies for at least 2 years.  Experience should also include 3 years of production/operational work.
  • Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering or other engineering discipline coupled with significant work experience in process engineering.
  • Must have good chemical engineering capability related to the use of principles of mass and energy balances and the application of engineering principles against common unit operations.
  • Must have good written, listening and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
  • Must have the ability to effectively organize and lead meetings.
  • Ability to operate effectively in cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to plan,  organize and work independently with minimum supervision.
  • Possess ability to lead informal and formal teams.
  • Must demonstrate attention to detail. 
The Clorox Company and its subsidiaries is an EEO/Affirmative Action employer.
 

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