To define and improve manufacturing processes and plant for new and existing products to deliver business targets. The holder will own and /or contribute to numerous capital projects across Fujifilm sites in the USA and UK. Travel to these sites will be expected during these projects.

About FUJIFILM Locally: FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. is part of FUJIFILM’s Ink Solutions Group comprised of four companies based in the UK, USA, and India.  Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. has a manufacturing site in New Castle, DE where aqueous dyes, RxD, and inks are made to support the Inkjet digital printing market. 

About the Global Business: Celebrating our 90th anniversary in 2024, Japan’s pioneering photographic film maker, FUJIFILM has leveraged its imaging and information technology to become a global presence known for innovation in healthcare, graphic arts, optical devices, highly functional materials, and other high technology products. We use leading-edge, proprietary technologies to provide top-quality products and services that contribute to the advancement of culture, science, technology and industry, as well as improved health and environmental protection in society. Anchored by an open, fair and clear corporate culture and with leading-edge, proprietary technologies, FUJIFILM is determined to remain a leading company by boldly taking up the challenge of developing new products and creating new value.

Key Result Areas/Deliverables

The job holder is responsible for:

• Defining and developing manufacturing processes and plant equipment for new and existing products and to support continuous improvement projects to meet group business targets.
• Provide process engineering support and technical expertise to overcome production issues & drive continuous improvement across all manufacturing sites.
• Define and commission plant equipment in line with the business plan to meet required timelines.
• Keep abreast of current process engineering developments and provide innovative solutions to process engineering problems.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

The job role involves the following principal tasks:

• Defining, designing and commissioning equipment for capital programs.
• Ensuring HSE compliance across new and existing processes.
• Optimizing current and siting new processes across manufacturing sites

The key responsibilities are outlined below:

• Participate in capital project teams to ensure that development, design and data provision meet agreed targets of scope, cost, time and quality targets.
• Where appropriate, and as designated by the Group Process Engineering Manager, act as the lead process engineer.
• Plan and control commissioning of new and modified plant, ensuring full integration into plant control systems where applicable.
• Identify root causes of manufacturing issues and return plants to fully operational state.
• Provide process engineering expertise to all safety compliance areas e.g. LOPA’s, OHA’s, CHA’s & Hazard studies.

Key Relationships

Responsible for developing and maintaining strong and positive partnerships with all stakeholders group wide; in particular with Engineering, Manufacturing, HSE and Technical teams.

Person Specification

An experienced Process Engineer, possessing strong technical knowledge both in the design and operation of chemical manufacturing sites. Experience in supporting capital projects with design, compliance and costing.

Essential

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Willingness to travel to overseas sites for capital project installation and commissioning.
• 2+ years’ experience in a wide range of process engineering activities comprising major projects, new product sitings, manufacturing support. A good understanding of batch chemical processing.
• Highly effective communication skills who works collaboratively and constructively in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Self-motivated, independent and tenacious individual who is results driven and has the capability to interact with people at all levels.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of process design, calculations, specification and commissioning procedures.
• In depth knowledge of process safety hazards, familiarity with common tools for assessing them (Hazard Study, LOPA) & ability to read engineering drawings/diagrams.
• Ability to lead or provide support to capital projects ranging from £10K to multi-million pound investments.

Desirable

• Experience working within an upper tier COMAH Chemical Manufacturing environment (High Hazard facility in US).
• Experience working with combustible dusts.
• Competence in the design of pressure relief systems.

Other Information:

In addition to the tasks and responsibilities listed, the jobholder maybe required to perform other duties assigned from time to time. This Description is not therefore intended to be exhaustive and is subject to periodic review and amendment.

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