Production Engineer

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Date: Apr 9, 2026

Location: Baton Rouge, LA, US, 70805

Company: W. R. Grace & Co.

Annual Wage Range: $83,134.40  - $114,309.80 
Other Compensation:  Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses 
Benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)

Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide.

Job Description

Production Engineer

 

Grace is seeking a Production Engineer to join Specialty Chemical Manufacturing.   The Production Engineer is part of an exciting team, in rewarding role, where they make an important impact helping Grace meet business goals.

 

The Engineer collaborates with multiple disciplines to monitor the process and ensure it is operating safely and efficiently, to achieve desired quality and production targets.   They work, and take calls, on nights/weekends when issues arise.

 

The Production Engineer is on-site in Baton Rouge, LA and reports to the Operations Engineer Leader.

Responsibilities

  • Track and manage production rates, yield, and quality performance data along with troubleshooting process issues outside of target range.
  • Identify and lead Continuous Improvement Projects with emphasis on manufacturing cost reduction, capacity improvements/cycle time reductions, energy and waste reduction, and process reliability.
  • Collaborate with different work groups (Maintenance, I&E, Safety, Logistics, and Vendors) to ensure process is compliant and meets targets. 
  • Create, maintain, and manage Process Safety Management (PSM) information like operating procedures, block flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, and mass/energy balances.
  • Lead Management of Change, Process Hazard Analysis, and Root Cause Investigations. 
  • Create and manage Management of Change for processing area and complete all required tasks, including pre-startup safety review. 
  • Participate in plant shut down, startup, and turnaround activities, as well as project commissioning and plant trials. 
  • Perform permit audits, safety observations, management walk arounds, and other safety initiatives. 
  • Work with batch reactors, distillation columns, heat exchangers, pumps, filters, DCS programming, PSM documentation, and environmental regulations.  
  • Work and take calls on nights/weekends when issues arise.

Physical Requirements and Environment

  • Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a pilot plant facility with highly hazardous materials
  • Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.
  • Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
  • Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering
  • 2+ years of experience in process, production or manufacturing engineering within the petrochemical industrial manufacturing environment
  • Ability to work and take calls on nights/weekends when issues arise.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience at a Process Safety Management (PSM) site.
  • Experience handling highly hazardous chemicals.
  • Experience with batch reactors, distillation columns, steam boilers, solid filtration, DCS programming, PSM documentation, and environmental regulations.
  • Experience with solid and slurry processes. 

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Benefits

  • Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and Disability 
  • Grace Wellness Program
  • Flexible Workplace 
  • Retirement Plans  
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Parental Leave 
  • Tuition Reimbursement 
  • Company Donation Match Program
  • U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)

Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.


Nearest Major Market: Baton Rouge