Senior Chemical Engineer 

As a senior chemical engineer at Redwood you will have the opportunity to make the world a better place by contributing to a wide variety of processes and projects across the business and locations. The chemical engineering team has three main functions that leverage all the fields of chemical and metallurgical processing: Provide sound technical support and continuously improve our commercial operations; Develop new processes and plants to address the immediate challenges of the recycling industry; Research and development to address the future challenges of recycling industry.   

Responsibilities will include: 

• Working closely with operations and maintenance teams to ensure that our processes are safe, efficient, sustainable, and continuously improving. 
• Leading and participating in cross-functional teams to develop and implement new process plant and equipment. 
• Testwork and pilot plant design and operation. 
• Flowsheet conceptualization and development. 
• Flowsheet trade-off evaluations and studies. 
• Process plant design. 
• Process plant implementation and installation assistance. 
• Process plant commissioning and ramp-up. 

Desired Qualifications 

• B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline. 
• A minimum level of four years experience in Metallurgy, Operations and/or Plant Design and Commissioning.
  • Large scale industrial processing experience. 
  • Operational support and track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical process problems and making plant improvements.
  • Testwork and pilot plant design and operating experience.
  • Process modelling (HSCSIM, SysCAD, METSIM) and equipment sizing linking testwork and pilot plant operation to real project implementation. 
  • Trade-off studies and financial evaluation.
  • Process plant design and commissioning. 
  • Track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical processing problems. 
  • Metallurgical processing context of this experience is desired (mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy) but it isn’t essential. 
  • Self Motivated with a hands on approach who takes the initiative. 
  • Strong written and verbal communication. 
  • A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!