Highlights:

Skills:Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Operations, Process improvement, Agrochemicals, Refining and Petrochemicals, Supervision, Troubleshooting, Statistics, Process Safety, Management of change, Validation, Procedure writing, Report writing, Presentation skills, cGMP, Trackwise, CMMS, HAZOP

Goal:To progress to a senior Chemical Process Engineering role within a company who value their staff.

Membership:Chartered Membership of Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Certification:City & Guilds level 3: Supervisors and managers certificate in the operation of evaporative cooling systems IChemE CPD course: Chemical Plant Commissioning Statistics For Industry Short Course: Statistical Process Control Forth valley college: First steps into management short course Exida short course: Alarm management, Functional Safety, Batch and Validation Various internal short courses including: HAZOP, risk assessments, COSHH assessments, Management of change, behavioural safety training, H2S hazard awareness. Trained in use of Honeywell gas monitors, operation of drager and kittigawa stain tube systems.

Process Engineer (Contract 01/2014 - current
BWA, Dalry, Ayrshire United Kingdom
Industry: Pharmaceutical / fine chemical
Self-employed contract Process Engineer providing process support to several steps of Vitamin B5 manufacturing process in addition to providing Process Engineer resource to site wide HAZOP revalidation project.
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Process Operations Engineer 02/2012 - 01/2014
Ineos, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire United Kingdom
Industry: Refining / Petrochemicals
Responsibilities: Ensuring safe operation of several areas within utilities area of Ineos petrochemical complex, including Caustic storage and distribution, boiler chemistry, Hydrocarbon interplant pipework, Tidal effluent pumping facility, Refinery slops regasser system, fuel gas and fuel oil systems. Process release and equipment changeover, preparation for maintenance and statutory inspections. Process improvements and equipment remediation. Operational representative for change projects within area of responsibility. COSHH assessments and risk assessments for activities in area
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Assistant Shift Leader 06/2011 - 01/2012
GlaxoSmithKline, Irvine, Ayrshire United Kingdom
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Responsibilities: Ensure safe and compliant manufacture of Potassium Clavulanate blends. Issuing authority for permit to work paperwork for maintenance tasks, including hot work and confined space, including ensuring suitable isolation and gas testing. Troubleshoot and fault find on shift, including use of root cause tools and creation of risk assessments / abnormal operation procedures as required. Supervision of process operator team.
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Junior Workstation Manager 02/2009 - 06/2011
Syngneta, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire United Kingdom
Industry: Agrochemicals
Responsibilities: Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of several stages of the Azoxystrobin and Pinoxaden manufacturing processes. Line management of several Manufacturing technicians. Maintain and improve both process performance and plant safety performance. Ensure process stages meet production and quality targets. Issuing authority for permit to work paperwork for maintenance tasks, including hot work and confined space, including ensuring suitable isolation and gas testing.
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Manufacturing & Development Technologist 05/2008 - 01/2009
Kemfine, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire United Kingdom
Industry: Fine Chemicals
Responsibilities: Siting of manufacture inquiries, including EIS submission, hazard studies and development of P&IDs. Manufacture of products, and monitoring of process performance. Configuration of plant using flexi-hoses, first line maintenance of plant, clearance of blockages, filter changes.
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Operations Support Owner / Process Engineer 09/2005 - 05/2008
GlaxoSmithKline, Irvine, Ayrshire United Kingdom
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Responsibilities: Monitor performance of multi-stage penicillin extraction containing both batch and continuous unit operations using in-process KPIs. Troubleshooting, process improvement and coordination of maintenance activities during planned shutdown. Design and implement plant trials for changes to process / raw materials. Draft / alter Standard Operating Procedures with regards to changes on plant.
Skills Gained: Increased knowledge of statistics and their use in monitoring process performance. Experience of planning and coordinating multi trade maintenance activities during planned shutdown times. Use of lean six sigma tools, e.g. Root cause analysis & FMEA.--
Chemical Engineer (Contract) 01/2005 - 08/2005
Borden Chemical, Cowie, Stirlingshire United Kingdom
Industry: Chemicals
Responsibilities: Scope, design & cost small site projects. Liaise with and manage contractors on-site for projects. Management of change for all changes on-site. Draft / alter Standard Operating Procedures with regards to changes on-site. Skills Gained: Basic project management of small scale projects, understanding of lotus notes based management of change forms. Knowledge of Borden Chemical Standards and procedures.
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University of Paisley 09/1999 - 07/2004
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering sandwich degree including a full year industrial placement before completion of Honours year.

Process Engineer CV