Support facility infrastructure improvements, utilities optimization, and equipment upgrades.
Monitor capital budgets, project timelines, and expenditures to ensure successful project completion.
Maintenance Oversight & Reliability
Provide strategic oversight for plant maintenance and reliability through the Engineering Supervisor/Plant Engineer.
Establish reliability improvement initiatives to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance.
Review preventative and predictive maintenance programs for effectiveness.
Support root cause analysis of equipment failures and implementation of corrective actions.
Ensure maintenance systems, spare parts management, and contractor support align with business needs.
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
Lead operational excellence initiatives to improve throughput, efficiency, yield, and overall manufacturing performance.
Identify process bottlenecks, reduce waste, and implement sustainable solutions to improve safety, quality, cost, and delivery metrics.
Drive process standardization, KPI development, and data-driven decision making across engineering and operations.
Evaluate and implement automation, process improvements, and technology upgrades to support plant growth and scalability.
Safety & Compliance
Promote and lead a strong safety culture throughout engineering and operations.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and company safety/environmental standards.
Support Process Safety Management initiatives where applicable.
Participate in incident investigations, corrective actions, and risk reduction efforts.
Requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering required.
Master's degree a plus.
Minimum 8-12 years of engineering experience in chemical manufacturing, water treatment, or related industrial environment.
Minimum 5 years in engineering leadership or plant engineering management role.
Strong experience with Ion Exchange systems, water treatment processes, resin manufacturing, or chemical processing strongly preferred.
Experience scaling manufacturing processes and increasing plant capacity.
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Additional Information
Graver Technologies LLC
As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings-which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway- you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We're committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone's empowered to be their best.
Responsible for plant equipment and processes used in the manufacturing of chemicals and products: petrochemical, detergents, cement and paper, etc. Manages and leads a team of chemical engineers.
Position Summary
The Chemical Process Engineering Manager is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing plant engineering, process optimization, capital improvement initiatives, and technical problem-solving across manufacturing operations. This position provides leadership for process engineering activities, supports operational excellence initiatives, and drives continuous improvement efforts to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and production capacity.
The Chemical Process Engineering Manager will have one direct report, either an Engineering Supervisor or Plant Engineer, who will oversee maintenance technicians and daily maintenance activities. While this role maintains accountability for overall equipment reliability and plant engineering performance, day-to-day maintenance execution is managed through the Engineering Supervisor/Plant Engineer.
This role requires a strong technical background in Chemical Engineering , with demonstrated expertise in Ion Exchange technology, chemistry, process scale-up, and manufacturing optimization within a chemical or water treatment manufacturing environment.
Marmon · Newark, NJ