Process Development Engineer

Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayi A.Ş.

AKSA, a company of Akkök Holding, was founded in 1968 in Yalova. Becoming the world’s largest producer of acrylic fiber over the years, Aksa today serves approximately 300 customers in over 50 countries across 5 continents. Having a capacity of 330.000 tons per year, Aksa supplies raw materials for textiles and technical textiles in many diverse areas.

 We are looking for a Process Development Engineer who will be reporting to the Process Development Manager.

Job Description

• Carry out improvement and development studies on the process and / or product quality,
•  Designing new process plants and equipment or modifying existing ones, in this context, preparing PFD (process flow diagram)- Heat and Mass Balance calculations, P&ID (piping & instrumentation diagrams), equipment and instrument datasheets,
• Ensuring existing plants and new designs comply with process safety standards,
• Preparing operating conditions and instructions,
• Implementing process improvement and optimization projects to reduce cost and increase efficiency,
• Troubleshooting complex and routine problems, determining root cause and implementation of solutions and documentation,
• Carry out statistical process control studies,
• Assisting in the preparation of start-up of new plants and managing commissioning studies,
• Conducting plant tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering,
• Minimum 2 years experience in Process Development/Design,
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken,
• Good communication and coordination skills, competent in teamwork, prone to teamwork, strong analytical approach, strong communication, enable a learning approach to solve problems,
• Residence in Yalova or Gölcük