Location: Prince George, BC
Permanent opportunity / Sponsorship not provided
External Overview:

FMC Corporation is committed to providing employees with ample opportunities to contribute, lead and be recognized as innovators, to look beyond barriers to provide solutions, to be challenged in what they do and to love doing it. FMC is a S&P 500, diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a century. As a global leader utilizing advanced technologies and customer-focused research and development, FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to food, agriculture, pharmaceutical, specialty and related industries.

FMC’s Prince George manufacturing facility seeks an intermediate to senior Chemical Engineer to support the Production Department within the Industrial Chemicals Division’s Peroxygens Group.

BASIC PURPOSE:

• To perform fundamental or applied technical work to develop/modify chemical processes

• To make improvements to existing processes and products as assigned in order to meet and customer standards

This is an excellent opportunity to join a world-class manufacturing facility, while working in a collaborative environment with strong employee involvement.

As the Manufacturing Engineer you will be charged with implementing the resources required to monitor and improve the safety efficiency and quality of plant operations and provide day to day support for existing plant processes. This includes the execution of small capital projects and process studies, day to day monitoring of process conditions and providing troubleshooting support. The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for process changes via programs or capital project execution, the support of DCS equipment required to operate the plant, and improving process control strategies via process automation, measurement and control.

FMC employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career.

If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you. Visit us on Flickr to see examples of what we do!
Responsibilities:

Safety and Health

To participate in plant’s safety and health policies and procedures by ensuring that all processes and modifications to existing processes have been critically reviewed for safety and health considerations and by practicing and providing training assistance in safe work methods as prescribed by the plant safety and health policy To audit performance in assigned process areas against minimum safety standards in order to ensure employee, customer and visitor safety Oversee interlock testing to ensure all interlocks are checked and functional within the required frequency Participate in safety reviews and PHAs Write MOCs

Production Support

Review operating conditions for variations and recommend correction actions Train operations as needed Review operating conditions at a high level and resolve where reasonable (less than one day) otherwise involve technical department for further analysis. Oversee SOP reviews and monitoring of SOP system To identify and develop process changes and modifications to enhance operating reliability and product quality and to improve efficiencies of key resources as directed To monitor environmental regulations and performance against such To perform AFE justification studies and follow-up reports To investigate customer complaints as directed in order to maintain or surpass customer, and Corporate standards in a safe, efficient, cost effective manner Distributed Control Systems To provide process control engineering support including control logic development, DCS programming, process troubleshooting, calculating/defining loop tuning parameters, etc To maintain the integrity and documentation for the DCS Ensure software is up-to-date on DCS systems and system back-ups are performed Ensure DCS systems meet standards Coordinate new point configuration, graphics updates Activities required to ensure reliable system performance (e.g. spare parts management, process historian maintenance, etc)

Quality Assurance

To evaluate process changes, new processes and equipment, etc., to determine requirements for measurement accuracy for plant instruments and equipment To submit changes to Process and Instrument Diagrams To participate in quality training provided in order to ensure that quality product is manufactured to customer specifications Cost Control To ensure timely and cost effective project execution with minimum disruption of regular plant production To ensure that engineering resources are utilized in such a way as to improve cost awareness To assist in preparation of capital and expense budgets To perform periodic review of capital spending in order to ensure favorable performance against the plant budget Human Resources/Personal Development To set personal objectives To participate as a team member and maintain working relationships with site groups, To accept the culture, philosophy and responsibility involved in the team concept system toward being a valued and respected member of the team

Required Education:

B.S. Chemical Engineering degree with 3-5 yrs process or project engineering experience

Qualifications:

Understanding of basic theory and practice of the technical field.

Prior line or staff experience or experience in an engineering or maintenance department in a chemical plant desirable.

Working knowledge of specific PXD technologies and applications.

Competencies:

Grade 16 – 1-4 years of experience

Grade 17 – 4+ years of experience

Link to Job Description: https://jobs-fmc.icims.com/jobs/5727/job

With opportunities to expand internationally, Westeel Storage Solutions is poised for aggressive and profitable growth. Employing over 600 people in five different manufacturing plants across Canada, Westeel Storage Solutions provides integrated, comprehensive storage solutions to their customers and is a fully integrated engineering/design, manufacturing, distribution and commercial organization.

To maximize the performance of its plant network Westeel is seeking a Director of Operations who will focus on installing world-class manufacturing practices to existing operations. In addition, the Director of Operations will lead the optimization of assets, efficiencies and process and evaluate expansion opportunities beyond North America.

Founded in 1905, Westeel Storage Solutions exports their products across North America and to more than 30 countries around the world.

The Role:

- Optimize facilities from a productivity standpoint, implementing best-in-class, lean manufacturing practices

- Provide strong management and leadership to a skilled and highly productive team of professionals in Operations, Quality Assurance, Health & Safety and Business Redesign

- Develop and execute strategic plans that will deliver excellent quality products while aggressively pursuing opportunities for continual cost reduction and safe operations

- Assess and implement new equipment technology and automation, as required

- Establish a sustainable culture of continuous improvement, acceptance of outside ideas, and leading edge work processes

- Build the organization’s bench strength, developing existing talent to their full potential while selectively recruiting where gaps exist

You and Your Experience:

- You have a minimum of 10 years management experience in a multi-plant environment within the manufacturing industry

- You are a strong, operations-oriented manager with a proven track record of delivering solid financial results

- You are a clear and concise communicator who can build and sustain relationships both internally and externally

- You are an experienced project manager, able to initiate, plan, execute, control and close projects as well as employ analytical thinking throughout

- You have extensive experience using lean and process improvement tools such as 5S and/or Six Sigma

- You are a strategic thinker, able to envision long-term potentials and business opportunities as well as anticipating challenges

- You have demonstrated experience and success in SAP/ERP systems implementation

- You are a strong mentor and leader who promotes a highly accountable team that works towards aggressive goals and achievements

- You are passionate about growth, improvement and process as it relates to operations and manufacturing

Director of Operations – ES Position Profile – March 2013 REV.pdf

Sebastien Tremblay and David Gruber will provide us with a presentation on the changing world of production welding

Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: Industrial Technology Centre
200 – 78 Innovation Drive

Host: SME Winnipeg Chapter

As real time data acquisition and robotics capabilities improve, new opportunities are available and some old challenges are no more. This presentation from Lincoln Electric will first provide an overview of the current challenges associated with the GMAW (MIG) process in production environment. Then, we will review the latest tools in data acquisition which include real time scoring of welds, production monitoring and the latest waveform for welding. We will conclude with an overview of the current state of robotic welding and the latest development which include vision and off-line programming. This presentation is designed for anybody involved in or interested in welding.

Price: FREE to SME Members and Students
$ 10 to Non Members
Refreshments included.

Registration:
To register for this SME Winnipeg event,
please send email to myron@smewinnipeg.org
Space is limited, so register early.
Registration deadline: Monday, January 28, 2013.

invitation.pdf

SME Event January 29 2013.pdf