Chemical Engineer Job Description
- Solve problems involving the production, manufacturing, or usage of chemicals.
- Design processes for chemical manufacturers, both large and small.
- Supervise production.
- Plan and test methods of manufacturing products and treating byproducts.
- Work with specialized chemical processes, including oxidation or polymerization.
- Work with research chemists to develop industrial chemical processes.
- Help produce a large variety of goods using chemicals.
- Design entire factories that produce chemicals.
- Solve practical problems in the manufacture and use of products.
- Consult with chemists.
- Perform experiments and calculate temperature and pressure.
- Plan and purchase machinery for chemical production.
- Estimate the number of people needed to operate a plant and the cost of power and raw materials.
- Evaluate the effect of chemicals or factories on products or the environment.
- Ensure no wildlife is harmed and that lakes and streams are not polluted.
- Ensure waste is disposed of according to standards.
- Build pilot plants or small-scale models of the actual processing facility.
- Test work and refine processes.
- Integrate components into the final design.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the design and change if necessary.
- Estimate cost, reliability, and safety factors.
- Use computers extensively to produce and analyze designs.
- Generate specifications for parts.
- Control the efficiency of processes.
- Supervise technicians and other engineers during development phase.
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May. 24, 2012 ICL Performance Products Summerville, SC, US
Everris is a division of Israel Chemicals Limited (ICL). ICL is one of the world’s leading fertilizer and specialty chemicals comp...
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May. 02, 2012 ICL Performance Products St. Louis, MO, US
ICL is a global fertilizer and specialty chemicals company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. We are engaged in the development, manufactu...
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May. 07, 2012 ICL Performance Products Lawrence, KS, US
ICL is a global fertilizer and specialty chemicals company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. We are engaged in the development, manufactu...
