PMMA Process Engineer - Italy

In this role you will drive process development and continuous improvement, collaborating with R&D and operations to deliver optimized processes and reliable equipment performance. You will produce specifications, balance material and utilities, and size installations while mentoring trainees. You’ll contribute to safety reviews, start-up integrity, and ongoing performance enhancements. This is a hands-on, cross-functional position that shapes process design and project execution.

• Develop and improve processes; write study specifications
• Create material and utility balances for unit operation and cost clarity
• Size equipment and installations with cross-functional support
• Collaborate with R&D to validate new processes or improvements
• Prepare PFDs, P&IDs, process descriptions and operating manuals
• Conduct preliminary safety studies and participate in HAZOP reviews and relief device design
• Train end-users on installed equipment
• Propose lab or pilot trials based on industrial issues
• Support R&D projects and PMMA grade industrialization
• Contribute to project lifecycle from equipment design to variable cost calculations
• Coordinate with engineering firms and validate documents; engage with suppliers
• Oversee construction phase; train engineers on projects
• Prepare Process Design Package with the technical office
• Plan test runs, sampling, and result interpretation
• Ensure timely startup with required product quality and production capacity
• Provide operations support and coordinate improvement actions
• Troubleshoot complex issues and implement corrective actions
• Implement Management of Change (MOC) processes
• Maintain process documentation for workshop and engineering projects
• Explore new technologies to boost performance or address recurrent issues
• May supervise process trainees/interns
• Support implementation of new investment projects by Technical Office
• Work with Global Manufacturing and Engineering project teams as needed

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Proven experience in process engineering in an industrial setting
• Strong knowledge of process design, equipment sizing, and safety analysis
• Experience with PFDs, P&IDs, and process descriptions
• Experience with safety reviews (HAZOP) and pressure relief device design
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with R&D support and process optimization is a plus
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and support production teams
• Fluent in English and Italian

• team collaboration
• effective communication
• problem-solving
• process design
• equipment sizing
• PFDs and P&IDs