Process Engineer - Cement Plant

About the role

Cement Australia is looking for a Process Engineer to join its team at the Gladstone site, which houses a 1.7 million tonne per year capacity clinker kiln, a quick lime kiln, two cement mills and material handling infrastructure covering stacking, reclaiming, packaging, road, rail and bulk ship-loading. The role covers monitoring, optimising and improving cement manufacturing processes.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and optimise cement manufacturing processes so plant and equipment run safely within target control parameters
• Measure and report on critical control parameter compliance, review trends and identify performance improvements
• Use statistical process control to measure, understand and reduce process variability
• Liaise with control room personnel and guide process interventions to meet targets
• Investigate process upsets, find root causes, recommend actions and drive their implementation
• Monitor clinker, lime and cement chemistry trends and take corrective action where needed
• Carry out field inspections and daily thermography scans of the kiln, calciner and cyclone tower
• Support engineering, maintenance and production teams technically, and develop and run process improvement initiatives and process trials

Required profile

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering or equivalent (essential)
• Proven experience as a Process Engineer in the cement industry, including clinker kiln process optimisation (essential)
• Strong understanding of production processes and process technology improvement
• High safety awareness and commitment to safe operations
• Strong written and verbal communication, including report writing
• Positive, high-energy attitude and ability to build relationships across all on-site teams

Required skills

• Knowledge of engineering concepts including P&IDs and technical drawings
• Statistical process control

What we offer

• 12 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer and 1 week paid partner leave
• Novated leasing partnership with sgfleet
• Discounts on concrete and quarry products, Medibank health insurance and an EAP program

Direct applications only; references, a pre-employment medical and background check are required. Applications are open to Australian residents with valid working rights.