Process Engineer Job In ASR Group, UK

Job Description

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize.

POSITION SCOPE

To support the optimization and technical improvement of Plaistow Wharf operations – across both the process & packaging departments. To identify improvement opportunities / provide solutions and then project manage through to completion. To stand in for the Process Team Manager during holiday/absence as required.
The team have an excellent track record in developing peoples careers and there is a variety of different routes to go down from management too Utilities Engineering etc. The team are also invested in providing excellent training and opportunities for you to be exposed to different parts of the business.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assist in managing the technical and plant related aspects of Safety, Hygiene, Environment and Quality consistent with T&LS procedures and targets to achieve continuous improvement and to meet legislative and regulatory compliance.
• Development & optimization of systems to measure key plant technical performance and output quality standards focusing on Operational Excellence & Sustainability initiatives
• Identify projects to enhance safety, de-bottleneck and improve technical performance / reduce costs.
• Manage medium sized projects and be the key site contact for technical or engineering related project
• Facilitate and support driving Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement culture

DESIRED WORK EXPERIENCES

• Experience in a similar food or manufacturing sector or good chemical engineering understanding (fluids etc).
• Knowledge of safety management systems such as risk assessment, safety auditing, permits to work etc.;
• Project management experience;
• Demonstrated examples of using CI tools
• Good technical understanding of process flows and unit operations;
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to influence
• Effective co-ordination /prioritization & stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work through complex situations with minimum referral to manager.
• Good at working as part of a team and as an individual.
• Educated to degree level, preferably in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering;